Multispecific antibodies, multispecific activatable antibodies and methods of using the same

ABSTRACT

The invention relates generally to multispecific antibodies and to multispecific activatable antibodies that specifically bind to two or more different antigens or epitopes, as well as to methods of making and using these multispecific antibodies and/or multispecific activatable antibodies in a variety of therapeutic, diagnostic and prophylactic indications.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No.61/858,402, filed Jul. 25, 2013, the contents of which are incorporatedherein by reference in their entirety.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates generally to multispecific antibodies and tomultispecific activatable antibodies that specifically bind to two ormore different targets or epitopes, as well as to methods of making andusing these multispecific antibodies and/or multispecific activatableantibodies in a variety of therapeutic, diagnostic and prophylacticindications.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Monoclonal antibodies have emerged as molecules for therapeuticintervention in a variety of disorders. However, targeting orneutralizing a single protein is not always sufficient for effectivetreatment of certain disorders, which limits the therapeutic use ofmonospecific monoclonal antibodies. Moreover, antibody-based therapieshave proven effective treatments for some diseases but in some cases,toxicities due to broad target expression have limited their therapeuticeffectiveness. In addition, antibody-based therapies have exhibitedother limitations such as rapid clearance from the circulation followingadministration.

Accordingly, there exists a need for antibodies and therapeutics thatenable targeting of multiple targets and/or multiple epitopes with asingle molecule and also provide for increased selectivity for theintended targets and for a reduction of adverse effects uponadministration.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present disclosure provides multispecific antibodies andmultispecific activatable antibodies. The multispecific antibodiesprovided herein are antibodies that recognize two or more differentantigens or epitopes. The multispecific activatable antibodies providedherein are multispecific antibodies that include at least one maskingmoiety (MM) linked to at least one antigen- or epitope-binding domain ofthe multispecific antibody such that coupling of the MM reduces theability of the antigen- or epitope-binding domain to bind its target. Insome embodiments, the MM is coupled to the antigen- or epitope-bindingdomain of the multispecific antibody via a cleavable moiety (CM) thatfunctions as a substrate for a protease. The activatable multispecificantibodies provided herein are stable in circulation, activated atintended sites of therapy and/or diagnosis but not in normal, i.e.,healthy tissue, and, when activated, exhibit binding to a target that isat least comparable to the corresponding, unmodified multispecificantibody.

In some embodiments, the multispecific antibodies and/or multispecificactivatable antibodies are designed to engage immune effector cells,also referred to herein as immune-effector engaging multispecificantibodies and/or immune-effector engaging multispecific activatableantibodies. In some embodiments, the multispecific antibodies and/ormultispecific activatable antibodies are designed to engage leukocytes,also referred to herein as leukocyte engaging multispecific antibodiesand/or leukocyte engaging multispecific activatable antibodies. In someembodiments, the multispecific antibodies and/or multispecificactivatable antibodies are designed to engage T cells, also referred toherein as T-cell engaging multispecific antibodies and/or T-cellengaging multispecific activatable antibodies. In some embodiments, themultispecific antibodies and/or multispecific activatable antibodiesengage a surface antigen on a leukocyte, such as on a T cell, on anatural killer (NK) cell, on a myeloid mononuclear cell, on amacrophage, and/or on another immune effector cell. In some embodiments,the immune effector cell is a leukocyte. In some embodiments, the immuneeffector cell is a T cell. In some embodiments, the immune effector cellis a NK cell. In some embodiments, the immune effector cell is amononuclear cell, such as a myeloid mononuclear cell. In someembodiments, the multispecific antibodies and/or multispecificactivatable antibodies are designed to bind or otherwise interact withmore than one target and/or more than one epitope, also referred toherein as multi-antigen targeting antibodies and/or multi-antigentargeting activatable antibodies. As used herein, the terms “target” and“antigen” are used interchangeably.

In some embodiments, the immune effector cell engaging multispecificantibodies include a targeting antibody or antigen-binding fragmentthereof and an immune effector cell engaging antibody or antigen-bindingportion thereof. In some embodiments, the immune effector cell engagingmultispecific antibodies include a cancer targeting antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof and an immune effector cell engagingantibody or antigen-binding portion thereof. In some embodiments, theimmune effector cell engaging multispecific antibodies include a cancertargeting IgG antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof and an immuneeffector cell engaging scFv. In some embodiments, the immune effectorcell is a leukocyte. In some embodiments, the immune effector cell is aT cell. In some embodiments, the immune effector cell is a NK cell. Insome embodiments, the immune effector cell is a myeloid mononuclearcell.

In some embodiments, the T-cell engaging multispecific antibodiesinclude a targeting antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof and aT-cell engaging antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof. In someembodiments, the T-cell engaging multispecific antibodies include acancer targeting antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof and aT-cell engaging antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof. In someembodiments, the T-cell engaging multispecific antibodies include acancer targeting IgG antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof and aT-cell engaging scFv. In some embodiments, the T-cell engagingmultispecific antibody includes an anti-CD3 epsilon (CD3ε, also referredto herein as CD3e and CD3) scFv and a targeting antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof. In some embodiments, the T-cellengaging multispecific antibody includes an anti-CD3ε scFv and a cancertargeting antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof. In someembodiments, the T-cell engaging multispecific antibody includes ananti-CD3ε scFv and a cancer targeting IgG antibody or antigen-bindingfragment thereof. In some embodiments, the T-cell engaging multispecificantibody includes an anti-CD3 epsilon (CD3ε) scFv that is derived fromOKT3. In some embodiments, the T-cell engaging multispecific antibodyincludes an anti-CTLA-4 scFv.

In some embodiments, immune effector cell engaging multispecificactivatable antibodies of the disclosure include a targeting antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof and an immune effector cell engagingantibody or antigen-binding portion thereof, where at least one of thetargeting antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof and/or the immuneeffector cell engaging antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof ismasked. In some embodiments, the immune effector cell engaging antibodyor antigen binding fragment thereof includes a first antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof (AB1) that binds a first, immuneeffector cell engaging target, where the AB1 is attached to a maskingmoiety (MM1) such that coupling of the MM1 reduces the ability of theAB1 to bind the first target. In some embodiments, the targetingantibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof includes a second antibodyor fragment thereof that includes a second antibody or antigen-bindingfragment thereof (AB2) that binds a second target, where the AB2 isattached to a masking moiety (MM2) such that coupling of the MM2 reducesthe ability of the AB2 to bind the second target. In some embodiments,the immune effector cell engaging antibody or antigen binding fragmentthereof includes a first antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof(AB1) that binds a first, immune effector cell engaging target, wherethe AB1 is attached to a masking moiety (MM1) such that coupling of theMM1 reduces the ability of the AB1 to bind the first target, and thetargeting antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof includes a secondantibody or fragment thereof that includes a second antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof (AB2) that binds a second target, wherethe AB2 is attached to a masking moiety (MM2) such that coupling of theMM2 reduces the ability of the AB2 to bind the second target. In someembodiments, the non-immune effector cell engaging antibody is a cancertargeting antibody. In some embodiments the non-immune cell effectorantibody is an IgG. In some embodiments the immune effector cellengaging antibody is a scFv. In some embodiments the targeting antibody(e.g., non-immune cell effector antibody) is an IgG and the immuneeffector cell engaging antibody is a scFv. In some embodiments, theimmune effector cell is a leukocyte. In some embodiments, the immuneeffector cell is a T cell. In some embodiments, the immune effector cellis a NK cell. In some embodiments, the immune effector cell is a myeloidmononuclear cell.

In some embodiments, T-cell engaging multispecific activatableantibodies of the disclosure include a targeting antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof and a T-cell engaging antibody orantigen-binding portion thereof, where at least one of the targetingantibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof and/or the T-cell engagingantibody or antigen-binding portion thereof is masked. In someembodiments, the T-cell engaging antibody or antigen binding fragmentthereof includes a first antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof(AB1) that binds a first, T-cell engaging target, where the AB1 isattached to a masking moiety (MM1) such that coupling of the MM1 reducesthe ability of the AB1 to bind the first target. In some embodiments,the targeting antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof includes asecond antibody or fragment thereof that includes a second antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof (AB2) that binds a second target, wherethe AB2 is attached to a masking moiety (MM2) such that coupling of theMM2 reduces the ability of the AB2 to bind the second target. In someembodiments, the T-cell engaging antibody or antigen binding fragmentthereof includes a first antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof(AB1) that binds a first, T-cell engaging target, where the AB1 isattached to a masking moiety (MM1) such that coupling of the MM1 reducesthe ability of the AB1 to bind the first target, and the targetingantibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof includes a second antibodyor fragment thereof that includes a second antibody or antigen-bindingfragment thereof (AB2) that binds a second target, where the AB2 isattached to a masking moiety (MM2) such that coupling of the MM2 reducesthe ability of the AB2 to bind the second target.

In some embodiments, the T-cell engaging multispecific activatableantibodies include a cancer targeting antibody or antigen-bindingfragment thereof and a T-cell engaging antibody or antigen-bindingportion thereof, where at least one of the cancer targeting antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof and/or the T-cell engaging antibody orantigen-binding portion thereof is masked. In some embodiments, theT-cell engaging antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof includes afirst antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof (AB1) that binds afirst, T-cell engaging target, where the AB1 is attached to a maskingmoiety (MM1) such that coupling of the MM1 reduces the ability of theAB1 to bind the first target. In some embodiments, the cancer targetingantibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof includes a second antibodyor fragment thereof that includes a second antibody or antigen-bindingfragment thereof (AB2) that binds a second, cancer-related target, wherethe AB2 is attached to a masking moiety (MM2) such that coupling of theMM2 reduces the ability of the AB2 to bind the second, cancer-relatedtarget. In some embodiments, the T-cell engaging antibody or antigenbinding fragment thereof includes a first antibody or antigen-bindingfragment thereof (AB1) that binds a first, T-cell engaging target, wherethe AB1 is attached to a masking moiety (MM1) such that coupling of theMM1 reduces the ability of the AB1 to bind the first target, and thecancer targeting antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof includes asecond antibody or fragment thereof that includes a second antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof (AB2) that binds a second,cancer-related target, where the AB2 is attached to a masking moiety(MM2) such that coupling of the MM2 reduces the ability of the AB2 tobind the second, cancer-related target.

In some embodiments, the T-cell engaging multispecific activatableantibodies include a cancer targeting IgG antibody or antigen-bindingfragment thereof and a T-cell engaging scFv, where at least one of thecancer targeting IgG antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof and/orthe T-cell engaging antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof ismasked. In some embodiments, the T-cell engaging antibody or antigenbinding fragment thereof includes a first antibody or antigen-bindingfragment thereof (AB1) that binds a first, T-cell engaging target, wherethe AB1 is attached to a masking moiety (MM1) such that coupling of theMM1 reduces the ability of the AB1 to bind the first target. In someembodiments, the cancer targeting IgG antibody or antigen-bindingfragment thereof includes a second antibody or fragment thereof thatincludes a second antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof (AB2)that binds a second, cancer-related target, where the AB2 is attached toa masking moiety (MM2) such that coupling of the MM2 reduces the abilityof the AB2 to bind the second, cancer-related target. In someembodiments, the T-cell engaging antibody or antigen binding fragmentthereof includes a first antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof(AB1) that binds a first, T-cell engaging target, where the AB1 isattached to a masking moiety (MM1) such that coupling of the MM1 reducesthe ability of the AB1 to bind the first target, and the cancertargeting IgG antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof includes asecond antibody or fragment thereof that includes a second antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof (AB2) that binds a second,cancer-related target, where the AB2 is attached to a masking moiety(MM2) such that coupling of the MM2 reduces the ability of the AB2 tobind the second, cancer-related target.

In some embodiments of an immune effector cell engaging multispecificactivatable antibody, one antigen is typically an antigen present on thesurface of a tumor cell or other cell type associated with disease, suchas, but not limited to, any target listed in Table 1, such as, but notlimited to, EGFR, erbB2, EpCAM, Jagged, PD-L1, B7H3, or CD71(transferrin receptor), and another antigen is typically a stimulatoryor inhibitory receptor present on the surface of a T-cell, naturalkiller (NK) cell, myeloid mononuclear cell, macrophage, and/or otherimmune effector cell, such as, but not limited to, B7-H4, BTLA, CD3,CD4, CD8, CD16a, CD25, CD27, CD28, CD32, CD56, CD137, CTLA-4, GITR,HVEM, ICOS, LAG3, NKG2D, OX40, PD-1, TIGIT, TIM3, or VISTA. In someembodiments, the antigen is a stimulatory receptor present on thesurface of a T cell or NK cell; examples of such stimulatory receptorsinclude, but are not limited to, CD3, CD27, CD28, CD137 (also referredto as 4-1BB), GITR, HVEM, ICOS, NKG2D, and OX40. In some embodiments,the antigen is an inhibitory receptor present on the surface of aT-cell; examples of such inhibitory receptors include, but are notlimited to, BTLA, CTLA-4, LAG3, PD-1, TIGIT, TIM3, and NK-expressedKIRs. The antibody domain conferring specificity to the T-cell surfaceantigen may also be substituted by a ligand or ligand domain that bindsto a T-cell receptor, a NK-cell receptor, a macrophage receptor, and/orother immune effector cell receptor, such as, but not limited to, B7-1,B7-2, B7H3, PD-L1, PD-L2, or TNFSF9.

One embodiment of the disclosure is a multispecific activatable antibodythat is activatable in a cancer microenvironment and that includes anantibody, for example a IgG or scFv, directed to a tumor target and anagonist antibody, for example an IgG or scFv, directed to aco-stimulatory receptor expressed on the surface of an activated T cellor NK cell, wherein at least one of the cancer target antibody and/oragonist antibody is masked. Examples of co-stimulatory receptorsinclude, but are not limited to, CD27, CD137, GITR, HVEM, NKG2D, andOX40. In this embodiment, the multispecific activatable antibody, onceactivated by tumor-associated proteases, would effectively crosslink andactivate the T cell or NK cell expressed co-stimulatory receptors in atumor-dependent manner to enhance the activity of T cells that areresponding to any tumor antigen via their endogenous T cell antigen orNK-activating receptors. The activation-dependent nature of these T cellor NK cell costimulatory receptors would focus the activity of theactivated multispecific activatable antibody to tumor-specific T cells,without activating all T cells independent of their antigen specificity.In one embodiment, at least the co-stimulatory receptor antibody of themultispecific activatable antibody is masked to prevent activation ofauto-reactive T cells that may be present in tissues that also expressthe antigen recognized by the tumor target-directed antibody in themultispecific activatable antibody, but whose activity is restricted bylack of co-receptor engagement.

One embodiment of the disclosure is a multispecific activatable antibodythat is activatable in a disease characterized by T celloverstimulation, such as, but not limited to, an autoimmune disease orinflammatory disease microenvironment. Such a multispecific activatableantibody includes an antibody, for example a IgG or scFv, directed to atarget comprising a surface antigen expressed in a tissue targeted by aT cell in autoimmune or inflammatory disease and an antibody, forexample a IgG or scFv, directed to an inhibitory receptor expressed onthe surface of a T cell or NK cell, wherein at least one of the diseasetissue target antibody and/or T cell inhibitory receptor antibody ismasked. Examples of inhibitory receptors include, but are not limitedto, BTLA, CTLA-4, LAG3, PD-1, TIGIT, TIM3, and NK-expressed KIRs.Examples of a tissue antigen targeted by T cells in autoimmune diseaseinclude, but are not limited to, a surface antigen expressed on myelinor nerve cells in multiple sclerosis or a surface antigen expressed onpancreatic islet cells in Type 1 diabetes. In this embodiment, themultispecific activatable antibody when localized in the tissue underautoimmune attack or inflammation is activated and co-engages the T cellor NK cell inhibitory receptor to suppress the activity of autoreactiveT cells responding to any disease tissue-targeted antigens via theirendogenous TCR or activating receptors. In one embodiment, at least oneor multiple antibodies are masked to prevent suppression of desired Tcell responses in non-disease tissues where the target antigen may alsobe expressed.

In some embodiments, the T-cell engaging multispecific activatableantibody includes an anti-CD3 epsilon (CD3ε, also referred to herein asCD3e and CD3) scFv and a targeting antibody or antigen-binding fragmentthereof, where at least one of the anti-CD3ε scFv and/or the targetingantibody or antigen-binding portion thereof is masked. In someembodiments, the CD3ε scFv includes a first antibody or antigen-bindingfragment thereof (AB1) that binds CD3ε, where the AB1 is attached to amasking moiety (MM1) such that coupling of the MM1 reduces the abilityof the AB1 to bind CD3ε. In some embodiments, the targeting antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof includes a second antibody or fragmentthereof that includes a second antibody or antigen-binding fragmentthereof (AB2) that binds a second target, where the AB2 is attached to amasking moiety (MM2) such that coupling of the MM2 reduces the abilityof the AB2 to bind the second target. In some embodiments, the CD3ε scFvincludes a first antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof (AB1) thatbinds CD3ε, where the AB1 is attached to a masking moiety (MM1) suchthat coupling of the MM1 reduces the ability of the AB1 to bind CD3ε,and the targeting antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof includesa second antibody or fragment thereof that includes a second antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof (AB2) that binds a second target, wherethe AB2 is attached to a masking moiety (MM2) such that coupling of theMM2 reduces the ability of the AB2 to bind the second target.

In some embodiments, the T-cell engaging multispecific activatableantibody includes an anti-CD3ε scFv and a cancer targeting antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof, where at least one of the anti-CD3εscFv and/or the cancer targeting antibody or antigen-binding portionthereof is masked. In some embodiments, the CD3ε scFv includes a firstantibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof (AB1) that binds CD3ε,where the AB1 is attached to a masking moiety (MM1) such that couplingof the MM1 reduces the ability of the AB1 to bind CD3ε. In someembodiments, the cancer targeting antibody or antigen-binding fragmentthereof includes a second antibody or fragment thereof that includes asecond antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof (AB2) that binds asecond, cancer-related target, where the AB2 is attached to a maskingmoiety (MM2) such that coupling of the MM2 reduces the ability of theAB2 to bind the second, cancer-related target. In some embodiments, theCD3ε scFv includes a first antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof(AB1) that binds CD3ε, where the AB1 is attached to a masking moiety(MM1) such that coupling of the MM1 reduces the ability of the AB1 tobind CD3ε, and the cancer targeting antibody or antigen-binding fragmentthereof includes a second antibody or fragment thereof that includes asecond antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof (AB2) that binds asecond, cancer-related target, where the AB2 is attached to a maskingmoiety (MM2) such that coupling of the MM2 reduces the ability of theAB2 to bind the second, cancer-related target.

In some embodiments, the T-cell engaging multispecific activatableantibody includes an anti-CD3ε scFv and a cancer targeting IgG antibodyor antigen-binding fragment thereof, where at least one of the anti-CD3εscFv and/or the cancer targeting IgG antibody or antigen-binding portionthereof is masked. In some embodiments, the CD3ε scFv includes a firstantibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof (AB1) that binds CD3ε,where the AB1 is attached to a masking moiety (MM1) such that couplingof the MM1 reduces the ability of the AB1 to bind CD3ε. In someembodiments, the cancer targeting IgG antibody or antigen-bindingfragment thereof includes a second antibody or fragment thereof thatincludes a second antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof (AB2)that binds a second, cancer-related target, where the AB2 is attached toa masking moiety (MM2) such that coupling of the MM2 reduces the abilityof the AB2 to bind the second, cancer-related target. In someembodiments, the CD3ε scFv includes a first antibody or antigen-bindingfragment thereof (AB1) that binds CD3ε, where the AB1 is attached to amasking moiety (MM1) such that coupling of the MM1 reduces the abilityof the AB1 to bind CD3ε, and the cancer targeting antibody IgG orantigen-binding fragment thereof includes a second antibody or fragmentthereof that includes a second antibody or antigen-binding fragmentthereof (AB2) that binds a second, cancer-related target, where the AB2is attached to a masking moiety (MM2) such that coupling of the MM2reduces the ability of the AB2 to bind the second, cancer-relatedtarget.

In some embodiments, the T-cell engaging multispecific activatableantibody includes an anti-CD3 epsilon (CD3ε) scFv that is derived fromOKT3, where at least one of the targeting antibody or antigen-bindingfragment thereof and/or the OKT3 scFv or OKT3-derived scFv is masked. Insome embodiments, the OKT3 scFv or OKT3-derived scFv includes a firstantibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof (AB1) that binds CD3ε,where the AB1 is attached to a masking moiety (MM1) such that couplingof the MM1 reduces the ability of the AB1 to bind CD3ε. In someembodiments, the targeting antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereofincludes a second antibody or fragment thereof that includes a secondantibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof (AB2) that binds a secondtarget, where the AB2 is attached to a masking moiety (MM2) such thatcoupling of the MM2 reduces the ability of the AB2 to bind the secondtarget. In some embodiments, the OKT3 scFv or OKT3-derived scFv includesa first antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof (AB1) that bindsCD3ε, where the AB1 is attached to a masking moiety (MM1) such thatcoupling of the MM1 reduces the ability of the AB1 to bind CD3ε, and thetargeting antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof includes a secondantibody or fragment thereof that includes a second antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof (AB2) that binds a second target, wherethe AB2 is attached to a masking moiety (MM2) such that coupling of theMM2 reduces the ability of the AB2 to bind the second target.

In some embodiments, the T-cell engaging multispecific activatableantibody includes an OKT3 scFv or OKT3-derived scFv and a cancertargeting antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, where at leastone of the OKT3 scFv or OKT3-derived scFv and/or the cancer targetingantibody or antigen-binding portion thereof is masked. In someembodiments, the OKT3 scFv or OKT3-derived scFv includes a firstantibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof (AB1) that binds CD3ε,where the AB1 is attached to a masking moiety (MM1) such that couplingof the MM1 reduces the ability of the AB1 to bind CD3ε. In someembodiments, the cancer targeting antibody or antigen-binding fragmentthereof includes a second antibody or fragment thereof that includes asecond antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof (AB2) that binds asecond, cancer-related target, where the AB2 is attached to a maskingmoiety (MM2) such that coupling of the MM2 reduces the ability of theAB2 to bind the second, cancer-related target. In some embodiments, theOKT3 scFv or OKT3-derived scFv includes a first antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof (AB1) that binds CD3ε, where the AB1 isattached to a masking moiety (MM1) such that coupling of the MM1 reducesthe ability of the AB1 to bind CD3ε, and the cancer targeting antibodyor antigen-binding fragment thereof includes a second antibody orfragment thereof that includes a second antibody or antigen-bindingfragment thereof (AB2) that binds a second, cancer-related target, wherethe AB2 is attached to a masking moiety (MM2) such that coupling of theMM2 reduces the ability of the AB2 to bind the second, cancer-relatedtarget.

In some embodiments, the T-cell engaging multispecific activatableantibody includes an OKT3 scFv or OKT3-derived scFv and a cancertargeting IgG antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, where atleast one of the OKT3 scFv or OKT3-derived scFv and/or the cancertargeting IgG antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof is masked. Insome embodiments, the OKT3 scFv or OKT3-derived scFv includes a firstantibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof (AB1) that binds CD3ε,where the AB1 is attached to a masking moiety (MM1) such that couplingof the MM1 reduces the ability of the AB1 to bind CD3ε. In someembodiments, the cancer targeting IgG antibody or antigen-bindingfragment thereof includes a second antibody or fragment thereof thatincludes a second antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof (AB2)that binds a second, cancer-related target, where the AB2 is attached toa masking moiety (MM2) such that coupling of the MM2 reduces the abilityof the AB2 to bind the second, cancer-related target. In someembodiments, the OKT3 scFv or OKT3-derived scFv includes a firstantibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof (AB1) that binds CD3ε,where the AB1 is attached to a masking moiety (MM1) such that couplingof the MM1 reduces the ability of the AB1 to bind CD3ε, and the cancertargeting antibody IgG or antigen-binding fragment thereof includes asecond antibody or fragment thereof that includes a second antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof (AB2) that binds a second,cancer-related target, where the AB2 is attached to a masking moiety(MM2) such that coupling of the MM2 reduces the ability of the AB2 tobind the second, cancer-related target.

In some embodiments, the T-cell engaging multispecific activatableantibody includes an anti-CTLA-4 scFv, where at least one of thetargeting antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof and/or theanti-CTLA-4 scFv is masked. In some embodiments, the anti-CTLA-4 scFvincludes a first antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof (AB1) thatbinds CTLA-4, where the AB1 is attached to a masking moiety (MM1) suchthat coupling of the MM1 reduces the ability of the AB1 to bind CTLA-4.In some embodiments, the targeting antibody or antigen-binding fragmentthereof includes a second antibody or fragment thereof that includes asecond antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof (AB2) that binds asecond target, where the AB2 is attached to a masking moiety (MM2) suchthat coupling of the MM2 reduces the ability of the AB2 to bind thesecond target. In some embodiments, the anti-CTLA-4 scFv includes afirst antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof (AB1) that bindsCTLA-4, where the AB1 is attached to a masking moiety (MM1) such thatcoupling of the MM1 reduces the ability of the AB1 to bind CTLA-4, andthe targeting antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof includes asecond antibody or fragment thereof that includes a second antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof (AB2) that binds a second target, wherethe AB2 is attached to a masking moiety (MM2) such that coupling of theMM2 reduces the ability of the AB2 to bind the second target.

In some embodiments, the T-cell engaging multispecific activatableantibody includes an anti-CTLA-4 scFv and a targeting IgG antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof, where at least one of the anti-CTLA-4scFv and/or the targeting IgG antibody or antigen-binding portionthereof is masked. In some embodiments, the anti-CTLA-4 scFv includes afirst antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof (AB1) that bindsCTLA-4, where the AB1 is attached to a masking moiety (MM1) such thatcoupling of the MM1 reduces the ability of the AB1 to bind CTLA-4. Insome embodiments, the targeting IgG antibody or antigen-binding fragmentthereof includes a second antibody or fragment thereof that includes asecond antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof (AB2) that binds asecond target, where the AB2 is attached to a masking moiety (MM2) suchthat coupling of the MM2 reduces the ability of the AB2 to bind thesecond target. In some embodiments, the anti-CTLA-4 scFv includes afirst antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof (AB1) that bindsCTLA-4, where the AB1 is attached to a masking moiety (MM1) such thatcoupling of the MM1 reduces the ability of the AB1 to bind CTLA-4, andthe targeting antibody IgG or antigen-binding fragment thereof includesa second antibody or fragment thereof that includes a second antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof (AB2) that binds a second target, wherethe AB2 is attached to a masking moiety (MM2) such that coupling of theMM2 reduces the ability of the AB2 to bind the second target.

In some embodiments, the multi-antigen targeting antibodies and/ormulti-antigen targeting activatable antibodies include at least a firstantibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that binds a first targetand/or first epitope and a second antibody or antigen-binding fragmentthereof that binds a second target and/or a second epitope. In someembodiments, the multi-antigen targeting antibodies and/or multi-antigentargeting activatable antibodies bind two or more different targets. Insome embodiments, the multi-antigen targeting antibodies and/ormulti-antigen targeting activatable antibodies bind two or moredifferent epitopes on the same target. In some embodiments, themulti-antigen targeting antibodies and/or multi-antigen targetingactivatable antibodies bind a combination of two or more differenttargets and two or more different epitopes on the same target.

Various embodiments of multispecific activatable antibodies of thedisclosure are shown in FIGS. 3A, and 5-9. In some embodiments, amultispecific activatable antibody comprising an IgG has the IgGvariable domains masked. In some embodiments, a multispecificactivatable antibody comprising a scFv has the scFv domains masked. Insome embodiments, a multispecific activatable antibody has both IgGvariable domains and scFv domains, where at least one of the IgGvariable domains is coupled to a masking moiety. In some embodiments, amultispecific activatable antibody has both IgG variable domains andscFv domains, where at least one of the scFv domains is coupled to amasking moiety. In some embodiments, a multispecific activatableantibody has both IgG variable domains and scFv domains, where at leastone of the IgG variable domains is coupled to a masking moiety and atleast one of the scFv domains is coupled to a masking moiety. In someembodiments, a multispecific activatable antibody has both IgG variabledomains and scFv domains, where each of the IgG variable domains and thescFv domains is coupled to its own masking moiety. In some embodiments,one antibody domain of a multispecific activatable antibody hasspecificity for a target antigen and another antibody domain hasspecificity for a T-cell surface antigen. In some embodiments, oneantibody domain of a multispecific activatable antibody has specificityfor a target antigen and another antibody domain has specificity foranother target antigen. In some embodiments, one antibody domain of amultispecific activatable antibody has specificity for an epitope of atarget antigen and another antibody domain has specificity for anotherepitope of the target antigen.

In a multispecific activatable antibody, a scFv can be fused to thecarboxyl terminus of the heavy chain of an IgG activatable antibody, tothe carboxyl terminus of the light chain of an IgG activatable antibody,or to the carboxyl termini of both the heavy and light chains of an IgGactivatable antibody. In a multispecific activatable antibody, a scFvcan be fused to the amino terminus of the heavy chain of an IgGactivatable antibody, to the amino terminus of the light chain of an IgGactivatable antibody, or to the amino termini of both the heavy andlight chains of an IgG activatable antibody. In a multispecificactivatable antibody, a scFv can be fused to any combination of one ormore carboxyl termini and one or more amino termini of an IgGactivatable antibody. In some embodiments, a masking moiety (MM) linkedto a cleavable moiety (CM) is attached to and masks an antigen bindingdomain of the IgG. In some embodiments, a masking moiety (MM) linked toa cleavable moiety (CM) is attached to and masks an antigen bindingdomain of at least one scFv. In some embodiments, a masking moiety (MM)linked to a cleavable moiety (CM) is attached to and masks an antigenbinding domain of an IgG and a masking moiety (MM) linked to a cleavablemoiety (CM) is attached to and masks an antigen binding domain of atleast one scFv.

The disclosure provides examples of multispecific activatable antibodystructures which include, but are not limited to, the following:(VL-CL)₂:(VH-CH1-CH2-CH3-L4-VH*-L3-VL*-L2-CM-L1-MM)₂;(VL-CL)₂:(VH-CH1-CH2-CH3-L4-VL*-L3-VH*-L2-CM-L1-MM)₂;(MM-L1-CM-L2-VL-CL)₂:(VH-CH1-CH2-CH3-L4-VH*-L3-VL*)₂;(MM-L1-CM-L2-VL-CL)₂:(VH-CH1-CH2-CH3-L4-VL*-L3-VH*)₂;(VL-CL)₂:(MM-L1-CM-L2-VL*-L3-VH*-L4-VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)₂;(VL-CL)₂:(MM-L1-CM-L2-VH*-L3-VL*-L4-VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)₂;(MM-L1-CM-L2-VL-CL)₂:(VL*-L3-VH*-L4-VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)₂;(MM-L1-CM-L2-VL-CL)₂:(VH*-L3-VL*-L4-VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)₂;(VL-CL-L4-VH*-L3-VL*-L2-CM-L1-MM)₂:(VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)₂;(VL-CL-L4-VL*-L3-VH*-L2-CM-L1-MM)₂: (VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)₂;(MM-L1-CM-L2-VL*-L3-VH*-L4-VL-CL)₂:(VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)₂;(MM-L1-CM-L2-VH*-L3-VL*-L4-VL-CL)₂:(VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)₂;(VL-CL-L4-VH*-L3-VL*-L2-CM-L1-MM)₂:(MM-L1-CM-L2-VL*-L3-VH*-L4-VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)₂;(VL-CL-L4-VH*-L3-VL*-L2-CM-L1-MM)₂:(MM-L1-CM-L2-VH*-L3-VL*-L4-VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)₂;(VL-CL-L4-VL*-L3-VH*-L2-CM-L1-MM)₂:(MM-L1-CM-L2-VL*-L3-VH*-L4-VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)₂;(VL-CL-L4-VL*-L3-VH*-L2-CM-L1-MM)₂:(MM-L1-CM-L2-VH*-L3-VL*-L4-VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)₂; (VL-CL-L4-VH*-L3-VL*)₂:(MM-L1-CM-L2-VL*-L3-VH*-L4-VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)₂; (VL-CL-L4-VH*-L3-VL*)₂:(MM-L1-CM-L2-VH*-L3-VL*-L4-VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)₂; (VL-CL-L4-VL*-L3-VH*)₂:(MM-L1-CM-L2-VL*-L3-VH*-L4-VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)₂; (VL-CL-L4-VL*-L3-VH*)₂:(MM-L1-CM-L2-VH*-L3-VL*-L4-VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)2;(VL-CL-L4-VH*-L3-VL*-L2-CM-L1-MM)₂: (VL*-L3-VH*-L4-VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)₂;(VL-CL-L4-VH*-L3-VL*-L2-CM-L1-MM)₂: (VH*-L3-VL*-L4-VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)₂;(VL-CL-L4-VL*-L3-VH*-L2-CM-L1-MM)₂: (VL*-L3-VH*-L4-VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)₂; or(VL-CL-L4-VL*-L3-VH*-L2-CM-L1-MM)₂: (VH*-L3-VL*-L4-VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)₂,wherein: VL and VH represent the light and heavy variable domains of thefirst specificity, contained in the IgG; VL* and VH* represent thevariable domains of the second specificity, contained in the scFv; L1 isa linker peptide connecting the masking moiety (MM) and the cleavablemoiety (CM); L2 is a linker peptide connecting the cleavable moiety(CM), and the antibody; L3 is a linker peptide connecting the variabledomains of the scFv; L4 is a linker peptide connecting the antibody ofthe first specificity to the antibody of the second specificity; CL isthe light-chain constant domain; and CH1, CH2, CH3 are the heavy chainconstant domains. The first and second specificities may be toward anyantigen or epitope.

In some embodiments of a T-cell engaging multispecific activatableantibody, one antigen is typically an antigen present on the surface ofa tumor cell or other cell type associated with disease, such as, butnot limited to, any target listed in Table 1, such as, but not limitedto, EGFR, erbB2, EpCAM, Jagged, PD-L1, B7H3, or CD71 (transferrinreceptor), and another antigen is typically a stimulatory (also referredto herein as activating) or inhibitory receptor present on the surfaceof a T-cell, natural killer (NK) cell, myeloid mononuclear cell,macrophage, and/or other immune effector cell, such as, but not limitedto, B7-H4, BTLA, CD3, CD4, CD8, CD16a, CD25, CD27, CD28, CD32, CD56,CD137 (also referred to as TNFRSF9), CTLA-4, GITR, HVEM, ICOS, LAG3,NKG2D, OX40, PD-1, TIGIT, TIM3, or VISTA. The antibody domain conferringspecificity to the T-cell surface antigen may also be substituted by aligand or ligand domain that binds to a T-cell receptor, a NK-cellreceptor, a macrophage receptor, and/or other immune effector cellreceptor, such as, but not limited to, B7-1, B7-2, B7H3, PD-L1, PD-L2,or TNFSF9. In some embodiments of a multi-antigen targeting activatableantibody, one antigen is selected from the group of targets listed inTable 1, and another antigen is selected from the group of targetslisted in Table 1.

In some embodiments, the targeting antibody is an anti-EGFR antibody. Insome embodiments, the targeting antibody is C225v5, which is specificfor binding to EGFR. In some embodiments, the targeting antibody isC225, which is specific for binding to EGFR. In some embodiments, thetargeting antibody is C225v4, which is specific for binding to EGFR. Insome embodiments, the targeting antibody is C225v6, which is specificfor binding to EGFR. In some embodiments, the targeting antibody is ananti-Jagged antibody. In some embodiments, the targeting antibody is4D11, which is specific for binding to human and mouse Jagged 1 andJagged 2. In some embodiments, the targeting antibody is 4D11v2, whichis specific for binding to human and mouse Jagged 1 and Jagged 2.

In some embodiments, the targeting antibody can be in the form anactivatable antibody. In some embodiments, the scFv(s) can be in theform of a Pro-scFv (see, e.g., WO 2009/025846, WO 2010/081173).

In some embodiments, the scFv is specific for binding CD3ε, and is or isderived from an antibody or fragment thereof that binds CD3ε, e.g.,CH2527, FN18, H2C, OKT3, 2C11, UCHT1, or V9. In some embodiments, thescFv is specific for binding CTLA-4 (also referred to herein as CTLA andCTLA4).

In some embodiments, the anti-CD3ε scFv includes a sequence selectedfrom the group consisting of those sequences shown in Table 7 and/or inExample 5. In some embodiments, the anti-CD3ε scFv includes an aminoacid sequence that is at least 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%,98%, 99% or more identical to an amino acid sequence selected from thegroup consisting of those sequences shown in Table 7 and/or in Example5.

In some embodiments, the scFv is specific for binding one or moreT-cells, one or more NK-cells and/or one or more macrophages. In someembodiments, the scFv is specific for binding a target selected from thegroup consisting of B7-H4, BTLA, CD3, CD4, CD8, CD16a, CD25, CD27, CD28,CD32, CD56, CD137, CTLA-4, GITR, HVEM, ICOS, LAG3, NKG2D, OX40, PD-1,TIGIT, TIM3, or VISTA.

In some embodiments, the multispecific antibodies, multispecificactivatable antibodies, conjugated multispecific antibodies and/orconjugated multispecific activatable antibodies provided herein includeat least a first antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof (AB1) thatspecifically binds a Jagged target, e.g., Jagged 1 and/or Jagged 2, andthat contains a combination of a VH CDR1 sequence, a VH CDR2 sequence,and a VH CDR3 sequence, wherein at least one of the VH CDR1 sequence,the VH CDR2 sequence, and the VH CDR3 sequence is selected from a VHCDR1 that sequence includes at least the amino acid sequence SYAMS (SEQID NO: 6); a VH CD2 sequence that includes at least the amino acidsequence SIDPEGRQTYYADSVKG (SEQ ID NO: 7); a VH CDR3 sequence thatincludes at least the amino acid sequence DIGGRSAFDY (SEQ ID NO: 8), andcombinations thereof.

In some embodiments, the multispecific antibodies, multispecificactivatable antibodies, conjugated multispecific antibodies and/orconjugated multispecific activatable antibodies provided herein includeat least a first antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof (AB1) thatspecifically binds a Jagged target, e.g., Jagged 1 and/or Jagged 2, andthat contains a combination of a VL CDR1 sequence, a VL CDR2 sequence,and a VL CDR3 sequence, wherein at least one of the VL CDR1 sequence,the VL CDR2 sequence, and the VL CDR3 sequence is selected from a VLCDR1 sequence that includes at least the amino acid sequence RASQSISSY(SEQ ID NO: 9); a VL CDR2 sequence that includes at least the amino acidsequence AASSLQS (SEQ ID NO: 10); a VL CDR3 sequence that includes atleast the amino acid sequence QQTVVAPPL (SEQ ID NO: 11), andcombinations thereof.

In some embodiments, the multispecific antibodies, multispecificactivatable antibodies, conjugated multispecific antibodies and/orconjugated multispecific activatable antibodies provided herein includeat least a first antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof (AB1) thatspecifically binds a Jagged target, e.g., Jagged 1 and/or Jagged 2, andthat contains a combination of a VH CDR1 sequence, a VH CDR2 sequence,and a VH CDR3 sequence, wherein at least one of the VH CDR1 sequence,the VH CDR2 sequence, and the VH CDR3 sequence is selected from a VHCDR1 sequence that includes a sequence that is at least 90%, 91%, 92%,93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or more identical to the amino acidsequence SYAMS (SEQ ID NO: 6); a VH CD2 sequence that includes asequence that is at least 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%,99% or more identical to the amino acid sequence SIDPEGRQTYYADSVKG (SEQID NO: 7); a VH CDR3 sequence that includes a sequence that is at least90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or more identical tothe amino acid sequence DIGGRSAFDY (SEQ ID NO: 8), and combinationsthereof.

In some embodiments, the multispecific antibodies, multispecificactivatable antibodies, conjugated multispecific antibodies and/orconjugated multispecific activatable antibodies provided herein includeat least a first antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof (AB1) thatspecifically binds a Jagged target, e.g., Jagged 1 and/or Jagged 2, andthat contains a combination of a VL CDR1 sequence, a VL CDR2 sequence,and a VL CDR3 sequence, wherein at least one of the VL CDR1 sequence,the VL CDR2 sequence, and the VL CDR3 sequence is selected from a VLCDR1 sequence that includes a sequence that is at least 90%, 91%, 92%,93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or more identical to the amino acidsequence RASQSISSY (SEQ ID NO: 9); a VL CDR2 sequence that includes asequence that is at least 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%,99% or more identical to the amino acid sequence AASSLQS (SEQ ID NO:10); and a VL CDR3 sequence that includes a sequence that is at least90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or more identical tothe amino acid sequence QQTVVAPPL (SEQ ID NO: 11), and combinationsthereof.

In some embodiments, the multispecific antibodies, multispecificactivatable antibodies, conjugated multispecific antibodies and/orconjugated multispecific activatable antibodies provided herein includeat least a first antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof (AB1) thatspecifically binds a Jagged target, e.g., Jagged 1 and/or Jagged 2, andthat contains a combination of a VH CDR1 sequence, a VH CDR2 sequence, aVH CDR3 sequence, a VL CDR1 sequence, a VL CDR2 sequence, and a VL CDR3sequence, wherein the VH CDR1 sequence includes at least the amino acidsequence SYAMS (SEQ ID NO: 6); the VH CD2 sequence includes at least theamino acid sequence SIDPEGRQTYYADSVKG (SEQ ID NO: 7); the VH CDR3sequence includes at least the amino acid sequence DIGGRSAFDY (SEQ IDNO: 8); the VL CDR1 sequence includes at least the amino acid sequenceRASQSISSY (SEQ ID NO: 9); the VL CDR2 sequence includes at least theamino acid sequence AASSLQS (SEQ ID NO: 10); and the VL CDR3 sequenceincludes at least the amino acid sequence QQTVVAPPL (SEQ ID NO: 11).

In some embodiments, the multispecific antibodies, multispecificactivatable antibodies, conjugated multispecific antibodies and/orconjugated multispecific activatable antibodies provided herein includeat least a first antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof (AB1) thatspecifically binds a Jagged target, e.g., Jagged 1 and/or Jagged 2, andthat contains a combination of a VH CDR1 sequence, a VH CDR2 sequence, aVH CDR3 sequence, a VL CDR1 sequence, a VL CDR2 sequence, and a VL CDR3sequence, wherein the VH CDR1 sequence includes a sequence that is atleast 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or more identicalto the amino acid sequence SYAMS (SEQ ID NO: 6); the VH CD2 sequenceincludes a sequence that is at least 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%,97%, 98%, 99% or more identical to the amino acid sequenceSIDPEGRQTYYADSVKG (SEQ ID NO: 7); the VH CDR3 sequence includes asequence that is at least 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%,99% or more identical to the amino acid sequence DIGGRSAFDY (SEQ ID NO:8); the VL CDR1 sequence includes a sequence that is at least 90%, 91%,92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or more identical to the aminoacid sequence RASQSISSY (SEQ ID NO: 9); the VL CDR2 sequence includes asequence that is at least 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%,99% or more identical to the amino acid sequence AASSLQS (SEQ ID NO:10); and the VL CDR3 sequence includes a sequence that is at least 90%,91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or more identical to theamino acid sequence QQTVVAPPL (SEQ ID NO: 11).

In some embodiments, the multispecific antibodies, multispecificactivatable antibodies, conjugated multispecific antibodies and/orconjugated multispecific activatable antibodies provided herein includeat least a first antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof (AB1) thatspecifically binds Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) and thatcontains a combination of a VH CDR1 sequence, a VH CDR2 sequence, and aVH CDR3 sequence, wherein at least one of the VH CDR1 sequence, the VHCDR2 sequence, and the VH CDR3 sequence is selected from a VH CDR1sequence that includes at least the amino acid sequence NYGVH (SEQ IDNO: 12); a VH CD2 sequence that includes at least the amino acidsequence VIWSGGNTDYNTPFTS (SEQ ID NO: 13); a VH CDR3 sequence thatincludes at least the amino acid sequence ALTYYDYEFAY (SEQ ID NO: 14);and combinations thereof.

In some embodiments, the multispecific antibodies, multispecificactivatable antibodies, conjugated multispecific antibodies and/orconjugated multispecific activatable antibodies provided herein includeat least a first antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof (AB1) thatspecifically binds EGFR and that contains a combination of a VL CDR1sequence, a VL CDR2 sequence, and a VL CDR3 sequence, wherein at leastone of the VL CDR1 sequence, the VL CDR2 sequence, and the VL CDR3sequence is selected from a VL CDR1 sequence that includes at least theamino acid sequence RASQSIGTNIH (SEQ ID NO: 15); a VL CDR2 sequence thatincludes at least the amino acid sequence KYASESIS (SEQ ID NO: 16); anda VL CDR3 sequence that includes at least the amino acid sequenceQQNNNWPTT (SEQ ID NO: 17), and combinations thereof.

In some embodiments, the multispecific antibodies, multispecificactivatable antibodies, conjugated multispecific antibodies and/orconjugated multispecific activatable antibodies provided herein includeat least a first antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof (AB1) thatspecifically binds EGFR and that contains a combination of a VH CDR1sequence, a VH CDR2 sequence, and a VH CDR3 sequence, wherein at leastone of the VH CDR1 sequence, the VH CDR2 sequence, and the VH CDR3sequence is selected from a VH CDR1 sequence that includes a sequencethat is at least 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% ormore identical to the amino acid sequence NYGVH (SEQ ID NO: 12); a VHCD2 sequence that includes a sequence that is at least 90%, 91%, 92%,93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or more identical to the amino acidsequence VIWSGGNTDYNTPFTS (SEQ ID NO: 13); a VH CDR3 sequence thatincludes a sequence that is at least 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%,97%, 98%, 99% or more identical to the amino acid sequence ALTYYDYEFAY(SEQ ID NO: 14); and combinations thereof.

In some embodiments, the multispecific antibodies, multispecificactivatable antibodies, conjugated multispecific antibodies and/orconjugated multispecific activatable antibodies provided herein includeat least a first antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof (AB1) thatspecifically binds EGFR and that contains a combination of a VL CDR1sequence, a VL CDR2 sequence, and a VL CDR3 sequence, wherein at leastone of the VL CDR1 sequence, the VL CDR2 sequence, and the VL CDR3sequence is selected from a VL CDR1 sequence that includes a sequencethat is at least 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% ormore identical to the amino acid sequence RASQSIGTNIH (SEQ ID NO: 15); aVL CDR2 sequence that includes a sequence that is at least 90%, 91%,92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or more identical to the aminoacid sequence KYASESIS (SEQ ID NO: 16); and a VL CDR3 sequence thatincludes a sequence that is at least 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%,97%, 98%, 99% or more identical to the amino acid sequence QQNNNWPTT(SEQ ID NO: 17), and combinations thereof.

In some embodiments, the multispecific antibodies, multispecificactivatable antibodies, conjugated multispecific antibodies and/orconjugated multispecific activatable antibodies provided herein includeat least a first antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof (AB1) thatspecifically binds EGFR and that contains a combination of a VH CDR1sequence, a VH CDR2 sequence, a VH CDR3 sequence, a VL CDR1 sequence, aVL CDR2 sequence, and a VL CDR3 sequence, wherein the VH CDR1 sequenceincludes at least the amino acid sequence NYGVH (SEQ ID NO: 12); the VHCD2 sequence includes at least the amino acid sequence VIWSGGNTDYNTPFTS(SEQ ID NO: 13); the VH CDR3 sequence includes at least the amino acidsequence ALTYYDYEFAY (SEQ ID NO: 14); the VL CDR1 sequence includes atleast the amino acid sequence RASQSIGTNIH (SEQ ID NO: 15); the VL CDR2sequence includes at least the amino acid sequence KYASESIS (SEQ ID NO:16); and the VL CDR3 sequence includes at least the amino acid sequenceQQNNNWPTT (SEQ ID NO: 17).

In some embodiments, the multispecific antibodies, multispecificactivatable antibodies, conjugated multispecific antibodies and/orconjugated multispecific activatable antibodies provided herein includeat least a first antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof (AB1) thatspecifically binds EGFR and that contains a combination of a VH CDR1sequence, a VH CDR2 sequence, a VH CDR3 sequence, a VL CDR1 sequence, aVL CDR2 sequence, and a VL CDR3 sequence, wherein the VH CDR1 sequenceincludes a sequence that is at least 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%,97%, 98%, 99% or more identical to the amino acid sequence NYGVH (SEQ IDNO: 12); the VH CD2 sequence includes a sequence that is at least 90%,91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or more identical to theamino acid sequence VIWSGGNTDYNTPFTS (SEQ ID NO: 13); the VH CDR3sequence includes a sequence that is at least 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%,95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or more identical to the amino acid sequenceALTYYDYEFAY (SEQ ID NO: 14); the VL CDR1 sequence includes a sequencethat is at least 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% ormore identical to the amino acid sequence RASQSIGTNIH (SEQ ID NO: 15);the VL CDR2 sequence includes a sequence that is at least 90%, 91%, 92%,93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or more identical to the amino acidsequence KYASESIS (SEQ ID NO: 16); and the VL CDR3 sequence includes asequence that is at least 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%,99% or more identical to the amino acid sequence QQNNNWPTT (SEQ ID NO:17).

In some embodiments, the multispecific antibodies, multispecificactivatable antibodies, conjugated multispecific antibodies and/orconjugated multispecific activatable antibodies provided herein includeat least a heavy chain amino acid sequence selected from the groupconsisting of those sequences shown in Table 7 and/or in Example 5,including Table 11 therein. In some embodiments, the multispecificantibodies, multispecific activatable antibodies, conjugatedmultispecific antibodies and/or conjugated multispecific activatableantibodies provided herein include at least a light chain amino acidsequence selected from the group consisting of those sequences shown inTable 7 and/or in Example 5, including Table 11 therein. In someembodiments, the multispecific antibodies, multispecific activatableantibodies, conjugated multispecific antibodies and/or conjugatedmultispecific activatable antibodies provided herein include at least aheavy chain amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting ofthose sequences shown in Table 7 and/or in Example 5, including Table 11therein, and a light chain amino acid sequence selected from the groupconsisting of those sequences shown in Table 7 and/or in Example 5,including Table 11 therein.

In some embodiments, the multispecific antibodies, multispecificactivatable antibodies, conjugated multispecific antibodies and/orconjugated multispecific activatable antibodies provided herein includeat least a heavy chain amino acid sequence that is at least 90%, 91%,92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or more identical to an aminoacid sequence selected from the group consisting of those sequencesshown in Table 7 and/or in Example 5, including Table 11 therein. Insome embodiments, the multispecific antibodies, multispecificactivatable antibodies, conjugated multispecific antibodies and/orconjugated multispecific activatable antibodies provided herein includeat least a light chain amino acid sequence that is at least 90%, 91%,92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or more identical to an aminoacid sequence selected from the group consisting of those sequencesshown in Table 7 and/or in Example 5, including Table 11 therein. Insome embodiments, the multispecific antibodies, multispecificactivatable antibodies, conjugated multispecific antibodies and/orconjugated multispecific activatable antibodies provided herein includeat least a heavy chain amino acid sequence that is at least 90%, 91%,92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or more identical to an aminoacid sequence selected from the group consisting of those sequencesshown in Table 7 and/or in Example 5, including Table 11 therein, and alight chain amino acid sequence that is at least 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%,94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or more identical to an amino acid sequenceselected from the group consisting of those sequences shown in Table 7and/or in Example 5, including Table 11 therein.

In some embodiments, the multispecific antibody and/or multispecificactivatable antibody also includes an agent conjugated to the AB. Insome embodiments, the agent is a therapeutic agent. In some embodiments,the agent is an antineoplastic agent. In some embodiments, the agent isa toxin or fragment thereof. In some embodiments, the agent isconjugated to the multispecific via a linker. In some embodiments, thelinker is a non-cleavable linker. In some embodiments, the agent is amicrotubule inhibitor. In some embodiments, the agent is a nucleic aciddamaging agent, such as a DNA alkylator or DNA intercalator, or otherDNA damaging agent. In some embodiments, the linker is a cleavablelinker. In some embodiments, the agent is an agent selected from thegroup listed in Table 4. In some embodiments, the agent is a dolastatin.In some embodiments, the agent is an auristatin or derivative thereof.In some embodiments, the agent is auristatin E or a derivative thereof.In some embodiments, the agent is monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE). Insome embodiments, the agent is monomethyl auristatin D (MMAD). In someembodiments, the agent is a maytansinoid or maytansinoid derivative. Insome embodiments, the agent is DM1 or DM4. In some embodiments, theagent is a duocarmycin or derivative thereof. In some embodiments, theagent is a calicheamicin or derivative thereof. In some embodiments, theagent is a pyrrolobenzodiazepine.

In some embodiments, the multispecific antibody and/or multispecificactivatable antibody also includes a detectable moiety. In someembodiments, the detectable moiety is a diagnostic agent.

In some embodiments, the multispecific antibody and/or multispecificactivatable antibody naturally contains one or more disulfide bonds. Insome embodiments, the multispecific antibody and/or multispecificactivatable antibody can be engineered to include one or more disulfidebonds.

The disclosure also provides an isolated nucleic acid molecule encodinga multispecific antibody and/or multispecific activatable antibodydescribed herein, as well as vectors that include these isolated nucleicacid sequences. The disclosure provides methods of producing amultispecific antibody by culturing a cell under conditions that lead toexpression of the antibody, wherein the cell comprises such a nucleicacid molecule. In some embodiments, the cell comprises such a vector.

The disclosure also provides multispecific activatable antibodies and/ormultispecific activatable antibody compositions that include at least afirst antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof (AB1) thatspecifically binds a first target or first epitope and a second antibodyor antigen-biding fragment thereof (AB2) that binds a second target or asecond epitope, where at least AB1 is coupled or otherwise attached to amasking moiety (MM1), such that coupling of the MM1 reduces the abilityof AB1 to bind its target. In some embodiments, the MM1 is coupled toAB1 via a first cleavable moiety (CM 1) sequence that includes asubstrate for a protease, for example, a protease that is co-localizedwith the target of AB1 at a treatment site or a diagnostic site in asubject. The multispecific activatable antibodies provided herein arestable in circulation, activated at intended sites of therapy and/ordiagnosis but not in normal, i.e., healthy tissue, and, when activated,exhibit binding to the target of AB1 that is at least comparable to thecorresponding, unmodified multispecific antibody.

In some embodiments, the multispecific activatable antibody comprises alinking peptide between the MM1 and the CM1.

In some embodiments, the multispecific activatable antibody comprises alinking peptide between the CM1 and the AB1.

In some embodiments, the activatable antibody comprises a first linkingpeptide (LP1) and a second linking peptide (LP2), and at least a portionof the multispecific activatable antibody has the structural arrangementfrom N-terminus to C-terminus as follows in the uncleaved state:MM1-LP1-CM1-LP2-AB1 or AB1-LP2-CM1-LP1-MM1. In some embodiments, the twolinking peptides need not be identical to each other.

In some embodiments, at least one of LP1 or LP2 includes an amino acidsequence selected from the group consisting of (GS)_(n), (GGS)_(n),(GSGGS)_(n) (SEQ ID NO: 18) and (GGGS)_(n) (SEQ ID NO: 19), where n isan integer of at least one. In some embodiments, at least one of LP1 orLP2 includes an amino acid sequence selected from the group consistingof GGSG (SEQ ID NO: 20), GGSGG (SEQ ID NO: 21), GSGSG (SEQ ID NO: 22),GSGGG (SEQ ID NO: 23), GGGSG (SEQ ID NO: 24), and GSSSG (SEQ ID NO: 25).

In some embodiments, the multispecific activatable antibody includes atleast a first antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof (AB1) thatspecifically binds a first target or first epitope and a second antibodyor antigen-binding fragment thereof (AB2) that specifically binds asecond target or second epitope. In some embodiments, each of the AB inthe multispecific activatable antibody is independently selected fromthe group consisting of a monoclonal antibody, domain antibody, singlechain, Fab fragment, a F(ab′)₂ fragment, a scFv, a scAb, a dAb, a singledomain heavy chain antibody, and a single domain light chain antibody.In some embodiments, each of the AB in the multispecific activatableantibody is a rodent (e.g., mouse or rat), chimeric, humanized or fullyhuman monoclonal antibody.

In some embodiments, each of the AB in the multispecific activatableantibody has an equilibrium dissociation constant of about 100 nM orless for binding to its corresponding target or epitope.

In some embodiments, MM1 has an equilibrium dissociation constant forbinding to its corresponding AB that is greater than the equilibriumdissociation constant of the AB to its corresponding target or epitope.

In some embodiments, MM1 has an equilibrium dissociation constant forbinding to its corresponding AB that is no more than the equilibriumdissociation constant of the AB to its corresponding target or epitope.

In some embodiments, MM1 does not interfere or compete with itscorresponding AB for binding to the corresponding target or epitope whenthe multispecific activatable antibody is in a cleaved state.

In some embodiments, MM1 is a polypeptide of about 2 to 40 amino acidsin length. In some embodiments, each of the MM in the multispecificactivatable antibody is a polypeptide of no more than 40 amino acids inlength.

In some embodiments, MM1 has a polypeptide sequence that is differentfrom that of target of the corresponding AB.

In some embodiments, MM1 has a polypeptide sequence that is no more than50% identical to any natural binding partner of the corresponding AB. Insome embodiments, MM1 has a polypeptide sequence that is no more than25% identical to any natural binding partner of the corresponding AB. Insome embodiments, MM1 has a polypeptide sequence that is no more than10% identical to any natural binding partner of the corresponding AB.

In some embodiments, the coupling of MM1 reduces the ability of thecorresponding AB to bind its target or epitope such that thedissociation constant (K_(d)) of the AB when coupled to the MM1 towardsits corresponding target or epitope is at least 20 times greater thanthe K_(d) of the AB when not coupled to the MM1 towards itscorresponding target or epitope.

In some embodiments, the coupling of MM1 reduces the ability of thecorresponding AB to bind its target or epitope such that thedissociation constant (K_(d)) of the AB when coupled to the MM1 towardsits corresponding target or epitope is at least 40 times greater thanthe K_(d) of the AB when not coupled to the MM1 towards itscorresponding target or epitope.

In some embodiments, the coupling of MM1 reduces the ability of thecorresponding AB to bind its target or epitope such that thedissociation constant (K_(d)) of the AB when coupled to the MM1 towardsits corresponding target or epitope is at least 100 times greater thanthe K_(d) of the AB when not coupled to the MM1 towards itscorresponding target or epitope.

In some embodiments, the coupling of MM1 reduces the ability of thecorresponding AB to bind its target or epitope such that thedissociation constant (K_(d)) of the AB when coupled to the MM1 towardsits corresponding target or epitope is at least 1000 times greater thanthe K_(d) of the AB when not coupled to the MM1 towards itscorresponding target or epitope.

In some embodiments, the coupling of MM1 reduces the ability of thecorresponding AB to bind its target or epitope such that thedissociation constant (K_(d)) of the AB when coupled to the MM1 towardsits corresponding target or epitope is at least 10,000 times greaterthan the K_(d) of the AB when not coupled to the MM1 towards itscorresponding target or epitope.

In some embodiments, MM1 is an amino acid sequence selected from a MMshown in the Examples provided herein.

In some embodiments, the multispecific activatable antibody includes atleast a second masking moiety (MM2) that inhibits the binding of the AB2to its target when the multispecific activatable antibody is in anuncleaved state, and a second cleavable moiety (CM2) coupled to the AB2,wherein the CM2 is a polypeptide that functions as a substrate for asecond protease. In some embodiments, CM2 is a polypeptide of no morethan 15 amino acids long. In some embodiments, the second protease isco-localized with the second target or epitope in a tissue, and whereinthe second protease cleaves the CM2 in the multispecific activatableantibody when the multispecific activatable antibody is exposed to thesecond protease. In some embodiments, the first protease and the secondprotease are co-localized with the first target or epitope and thesecond target or epitope in a tissue. In some embodiments, the firstprotease and the second protease are the same protease. In someembodiments, CM1 and CM2 are different substrates for the same protease.In some embodiments, the protease is selected from the group consistingof those shown in Table 3. In some embodiments, the first protease andthe second protease are different proteases. In some embodiments, thefirst protease and the second protease are different proteases selectedfrom the group consisting of those shown in Table 3.

In some embodiments, each of the MM in the multispecific activatableantibody, e.g., MM1 and at least MM2, has an equilibrium dissociationconstant for binding to its corresponding AB that is greater than theequilibrium dissociation constant of the AB to its corresponding targetor epitope.

In some embodiments, each of the MM in the multispecific activatableantibody has an equilibrium dissociation constant for binding to itscorresponding AB that is no more than the equilibrium dissociationconstant of the AB to its corresponding target or epitope.

In some embodiments, each of the MM in the multispecific activatableantibody does not interfere or compete with its corresponding AB forbinding to the corresponding target or epitope when the multispecificactivatable antibody is in a cleaved state.

In some embodiments, each of the MM in the multispecific activatableantibody is a polypeptide of about 2 to 40 amino acids in length. Insome embodiments, each of the MM in the multispecific activatableantibody is a polypeptide of no more than 40 amino acids in length.

In some embodiments, each of the MM in the multispecific activatableantibody has a polypeptide sequence that is different from that oftarget of the corresponding AB.

In some embodiments, each of the MM in the multispecific activatableantibody has a polypeptide sequence that is no more than 50% identicalto any natural binding partner of the corresponding AB. In someembodiments, each of the MM in the multispecific activatable antibodyhas a polypeptide sequence that is no more than 25% identical to anynatural binding partner of the corresponding AB. In some embodiments,each of the MM in the multispecific activatable antibody has apolypeptide sequence that is no more than 10% identical to any naturalbinding partner of the corresponding AB.

In some embodiments, the coupling of each of the MM reduces the abilityof the corresponding AB to bind its target or epitope such that thedissociation constant (K_(d)) of the AB when coupled to the MM towardsits corresponding target or epitope is at least 20 times greater thanthe K_(d) of the AB when not coupled to the MM towards its correspondingtarget or epitope.

In some embodiments, the coupling of each of the MM reduces the abilityof the corresponding AB to bind its target or epitope such that thedissociation constant (K_(d)) of the AB when coupled to the MM towardsits corresponding target or epitope is at least 40 times greater thanthe K_(d) of the AB when not coupled to the MM towards its correspondingtarget or epitope.

In some embodiments, the coupling of each of the MM reduces the abilityof the corresponding AB to bind its target or epitope such that thedissociation constant (K_(d)) of the AB when coupled to the MM towardsits corresponding target or epitope is at least 100 times greater thanthe K_(d) of the AB when not coupled to the MM towards its correspondingtarget or epitope.

In some embodiments, the coupling of each of the MM reduces the abilityof the corresponding AB to bind its target or epitope such that thedissociation constant (K_(d)) of the AB when coupled to the MM towardsits corresponding target or epitope is at least 1000 times greater thanthe K_(d) of the AB when not coupled to the MM towards its correspondingtarget or epitope.

In some embodiments, the coupling of each of the MM reduces the abilityof the corresponding AB to bind its target or epitope such that thedissociation constant (K_(d)) of the AB when coupled to the MM towardsits corresponding target or epitope is at least 10,000 times greaterthan the K_(d) of the AB when not coupled to the MM towards itscorresponding target or epitope.

In some embodiments, each of the MM is an amino acid sequence selectedfrom a MM shown in the Examples provided herein.

In some embodiments, the protease that cleaves the first cleavablemoiety (CM1) sequence is co-localized with the target of the AB1 in themultispecific activatable antibody in a tissue, and the protease cleavesthe CM1 in the multispecific activatable antibody when the multispecificactivatable antibody is exposed to the protease.

In some embodiments, the multispecific activatable antibody includesmore than one cleavable moiety sequence, and the protease that cleavesat least one cleavable moiety sequence is co-localized with the targetof at least one of the AB regions in the multispecific activatableantibody in a tissue, and the protease cleaves the CM in themultispecific activatable antibody when the multispecific activatableantibody is exposed to the protease.

In some embodiments, each CM, e.g., CM1 and at least CM2, is positionedin the multispecific activatable antibody such that in the uncleavedstate, binding of the multispecific activatable antibody to a target ofone of the AB regions is reduced to occur with an equilibriumdissociation constant that is at least 20-fold greater than theequilibrium dissociation constant of an unmodified AB binding to itstarget, and whereas in the cleaved state, the AB binds its target.

In some embodiments, each CM is positioned in the multispecificactivatable antibody such that in the uncleaved state, binding of themultispecific activatable antibody to a target of one of the AB regionsis reduced to occur with an equilibrium dissociation constant that is atleast 40-fold greater than the equilibrium dissociation constant of anunmodified AB binding to its target, and whereas in the cleaved state,the AB binds its target.

In some embodiments, each CM is positioned in the multispecificactivatable antibody such that in the uncleaved state, binding of themultispecific activatable antibody to a target of one of the AB regionsis reduced to occur with an equilibrium dissociation constant that is atleast 50-fold greater than the equilibrium dissociation constant of anunmodified AB binding to its target, and whereas in the cleaved state,the AB binds its target.

In some embodiments, each CM is positioned in the multispecificactivatable antibody such that in the uncleaved state, binding of themultispecific activatable antibody to a target of one of the AB regionsis reduced to occur with an equilibrium dissociation constant that is atleast 100-fold greater than the equilibrium dissociation constant of anunmodified AB binding to its target, and whereas in the cleaved state,the AB binds its target.

In some embodiments, each CM is positioned in the multispecificactivatable antibody such that in the uncleaved state, binding of themultispecific activatable antibody to a target of one of the AB regionsis reduced to occur with an equilibrium dissociation constant that is atleast 200-fold greater than the equilibrium dissociation constant of anunmodified AB binding to its target, and whereas in the cleaved state,the AB binds its target.

In some embodiments, each CM in the multispecific activatable antibodyis a polypeptide of up to 15 amino acids in length.

In some embodiments, at least one CM in the multispecific activatableantibody includes the amino acid sequence LSGRSDNH (SEQ ID NO: 26). Insome embodiments, at least one cleavable moiety is selected for use witha specific protease, for example a protease that is known to beco-localized with at least one target of the multispecific activatableantibody. For example, suitable cleavable moieties for use in themultispecific activatable antibodies of the disclosure are cleaved by atleast a protease such as urokinase, legumain, and/or matriptase (alsoreferred to herein as MT-SP1 or MTSP1). In some embodiments, a suitablecleavable moiety includes at least one of the following sequences:TGRGPSWV (SEQ ID NO: 27); SARGPSRW (SEQ ID NO: 28); TARGPSFK (SEQ ID NO:29); LSGRSDNH (SEQ ID NO: 26); GGWHTGRN (SEQ ID NO: 30); HTGRSGAL (SEQID NO: 31); PLTGRSGG (SEQ ID NO: 32); AARGPAIH (SEQ ID NO: 33); RGPAFNPM(SEQ ID NO: 34); SSRGPAYL (SEQ ID NO: 35); RGPATPIM (SEQ ID NO: 36);RGPA (SEQ ID NO: 37); GGQPSGMWGW (SEQ ID NO: 38); FPRPLGITGL (SEQ ID NO:39); VHMPLGFLGP (SEQ ID NO: 40); SPLTGRSG (SEQ ID NO: 41); SAGFSLPA (SEQID NO: 42); LAPLGLQRR (SEQ ID NO: 43); SGGPLGVR (SEQ ID NO: 44); and/orPLGL (SEQ ID NO: 45).

In some embodiments, each CM in the multispecific activatable antibodyis a substrate for a protease selected from the group consisting ofthose shown in Table 3. In some embodiments, the protease is selectedfrom the group consisting of uPA, legumain, MT-SP1, ADAM17, BMP-1,TMPRSS3, TMPRSS4, neutrophil elastase, MMP-7, MMP-9, MMP-12, MMP-13, andMMP-14. In some embodiments, the protease is a cathepsin, such as, butnot limited to, cathepsin S. In some embodiments, each CM in themultispecific activatable antibody is a substrate for a proteaseselected from the group consisting of uPA (urokinase plasminogenactivator), legumain and MT-SP1 (matriptase). In some embodiments, theprotease comprises uPA. In some embodiments, the protease compriseslegumain. In some embodiments, the protease comprises MT-SP1. In someembodiments, the protease comprises a matrix metalloproteinase (MMP).

In some embodiments, at least one CM in the multispecific activatableantibody is a substrate for at least two proteases. In some embodiments,each protease is selected from the group consisting of those shown inTable 3. In some embodiments, at least one CM in the multispecificactivatable antibody is a substrate for at least two proteases, whereinone of the proteases is selected from the group consisting of uPA,legumain and MT-SP1 and the other protease is selected from the groupconsisting of those shown in Table 3. In some embodiments, at least oneCM in the multispecific activatable antibody is a substrate for at leasttwo proteases selected from the group consisting of uPA, legumain andMT-SP1.

In some embodiments, the multispecific activatable antibody includes atleast a first CM (CM1) and a second CM (CM2). In some embodiments, CM1and CM2 are part of a single cleavable linker that joins an MM to an AB.In some embodiments, CM1 is part of a cleavable linker that joins MM1 toAB1, and CM2 is part of a separate cleavable linker that joins an MM2 toAB2. In some embodiments, a multispecific activatable antibody comprisesmore than two CMs. In some embodiments, such a multispecific activatableantibody comprises more than two CMs and more than two MMs. In someembodiments, CM1 and CM2 are each polypeptides of no more than 15 aminoacids long. In some embodiments, at least one of the first CM and thesecond CM is a polypeptide that functions as a substrate for a proteaseselected from the group consisting of those listed in Table 3. In someembodiments, at least one of the first CM and the second CM is apolypeptide that functions as a substrate for a protease selected fromthe group consisting of uPA, legumain, and MT-SP1. In some embodiments,the first CM is cleaved by a first cleaving agent selected from thegroup consisting of uPA, legumain, and MT-SP1 in a target tissue and thesecond CM is cleaved by a second cleaving agent in a target tissue. Insome embodiments, the other protease is selected from the groupconsisting of those shown in Table 3. In some embodiments, the firstcleaving agent and the second cleaving agent are the same proteaseselected from the group consisting of those listed in Table 3, and thefirst CM and the second CM are different substrates for the enzyme. Insome embodiments, the first cleaving agent and the second cleaving agentare the same protease selected from the group consisting of uPA,legumain, and MT-SP1, and the first CM and the second CM are differentsubstrates for the enzyme. In some embodiments, the first cleaving agentand the second cleaving agent are the same protease selected from thegroup listed in Table 3, and the first CM and the second CM are the samesubstrate. In some embodiments, the first cleaving agent and the secondcleaving agent are different proteases. In some embodiments, the firstcleaving agent and the second cleaving agent are different proteasesselected from the group consisting of those shown in Table 3. In someembodiments, the first cleaving agent and the second cleaving agent areco-localized in the target tissue. In some embodiments, the first CM andthe second CM are cleaved by at least one cleaving agent in the targettissue.

In some embodiments, the multispecific activatable antibody is exposedto and cleaved by a protease such that, in the activated or cleavedstate, the activated multispecific activatable antibody includes a lightchain amino acid sequence that includes at least a portion of LP2 and/orCM sequence after the protease has cleaved the CM.

In some embodiments, the multispecific activatable antibody alsoincludes a signal peptide. In some embodiments, the signal peptide isconjugated to the multispecific activatable antibody via a spacer. Insome embodiments, the spacer is conjugated to the multispecificactivatable antibody in the absence of a signal peptide. In someembodiments, the spacer is joined directly to at least one of the MM ofthe multispecific activatable antibody.

In some embodiments, the multispecific activatable antibody in anuncleaved state comprises a spacer that is joined directly to a first MMand has the structural arrangement from N-terminus to C-terminus ofspacer-MM1-CM-AB1. In some embodiments, the spacer includes at least theamino acid sequence QGQSGQ (SEQ ID NO: 46).

In some embodiments, the serum half-life of the multispecificactivatable antibody is longer than that of the correspondingmultispecific antibody; e.g., the pK of the multispecific activatableantibody is longer than that of the corresponding multispecificantibody. In some embodiments, the serum half-life of the multispecificactivatable antibody is similar to that of the correspondingmultispecific antibody. In some embodiments, the serum half-life of themultispecific activatable antibody is at least 15 days when administeredto an organism. In some embodiments, the serum half-life of themultispecific activatable antibody is at least 12 days when administeredto an organism. In some embodiments, the serum half-life of themultispecific activatable antibody is at least 11 days when administeredto an organism. In some embodiments, the serum half-life of themultispecific activatable antibody is at least 10 days when administeredto an organism. In some embodiments, the serum half-life of themultispecific activatable antibody is at least 9 days when administeredto an organism. In some embodiments, the serum half-life of themultispecific activatable antibody is at least 8 days when administeredto an organism. In some embodiments, the serum half-life of themultispecific activatable antibody is at least 7 days when administeredto an organism. In some embodiments, the serum half-life of themultispecific activatable antibody is at least 6 days when administeredto an organism. In some embodiments, the serum half-life of themultispecific activatable antibody is at least 5 days when administeredto an organism. In some embodiments, the serum half-life of themultispecific activatable antibody is at least 4 days when administeredto an organism. In some embodiments, the serum half-life of themultispecific activatable antibody is at least 3 days when administeredto an organism. In some embodiments, the serum half-life of themultispecific activatable antibody is at least 2 days when administeredto an organism. In some embodiments, the serum half-life of themultispecific activatable antibody is at least 24 hours whenadministered to an organism. In some embodiments, the serum half-life ofthe multispecific activatable antibody is at least 20 hours whenadministered to an organism. In some embodiments, the serum half-life ofthe multispecific activatable antibody is at least 18 hours whenadministered to an organism. In some embodiments, the serum half-life ofthe multispecific activatable antibody is at least 16 hours whenadministered to an organism. In some embodiments, the serum half-life ofthe multispecific activatable antibody is at least 14 hours whenadministered to an organism. In some embodiments, the serum half-life ofthe multispecific activatable antibody is at least 12 hours whenadministered to an organism. In some embodiments, the serum half-life ofthe multispecific activatable antibody is at least 10 hours whenadministered to an organism. In some embodiments, the serum half-life ofthe multispecific activatable antibody is at least 8 hours whenadministered to an organism. In some embodiments, the serum half-life ofthe multispecific activatable antibody is at least 6 hours whenadministered to an organism. In some embodiments, the serum half-life ofthe multispecific activatable antibody is at least 4 hours whenadministered to an organism. In some embodiments, the serum half-life ofthe multispecific activatable antibody is at least 3 hours whenadministered to an organism.

The disclosure also provides compositions and methods that include amultispecific activatable antibody that includes at least a firstantibody or antibody fragment (AB1) that specifically binds a target anda second antibody or antibody fragment (AB2), where at least the firstAB in the multispecific activatable antibody is coupled to a maskingmoiety (MM1) that decreases the ability of AB1 to bind its target. Insome embodiments, each AB is coupled to a MM that decreases the abilityof its corresponding AB to each target. For example, in bispecificactivatable antibody embodiments, AB1 is coupled to a first maskingmoiety (MM1) that decreases the ability of AB1 to bind its target, andAB2 is coupled to a second masking moiety (MM2) that decreases theability of AB2 to bind its target. In some embodiments, themultispecific activatable antibody comprises more than two AB regions;in such embodiments, AB1 is coupled to a first masking moiety (MM1) thatdecreases the ability of AB1 to bind its target, AB2 is coupled to asecond masking moiety (MM2) that decreases the ability of AB2 to bindits target, AB3 is coupled to a third masking moiety (MM3) thatdecreases the ability of AB3 to bind its target, and so on for each ABin the multispecific activatable antibody.

In some embodiments, the multispecific activatable antibody furtherincludes at least one cleavable moiety (CM) that is a substrate for aprotease, where the CM links a MM to an AB. For example, in someembodiments, the multispecific activatable antibody includes at least afirst antibody or antibody fragment (AB1) that specifically binds atarget and a second antibody or antibody fragment (AB2), where at leastthe first AB in the multispecific activatable antibody is coupled via afirst cleavable moiety (CM1) to a masking moiety (MM1) that decreasesthe ability of AB1 to bind its target. In some bispecific activatableantibody embodiments, AB1 is coupled via CM1 to MM1, and AB2 is coupledvia a second cleavable moiety (CM2) to a second masking moiety (MM2)that decreases the ability of AB2 to bind its target. In someembodiments, the multispecific activatable antibody comprises more thantwo AB regions; in some of these embodiments, AB1 is coupled via CM1 toMM1, AB2 is coupled via CM2 to MM2, and AB3 is coupled via a thirdcleavable moiety (CM3) to a third masking moiety (MM3) that decreasesthe ability of AB3 to bind its target, and so on for each AB in themultispecific activatable antibody.

The compositions and methods provided herein enable the attachment ofone or more agents to one or more cysteine residues in any of the ABregions without compromising the activity (e.g., the masking, activatingor binding activity) of the multispecific activatable antibody. In someembodiments, the compositions and methods provided herein enable theattachment of one or more agents to one or more cysteine residues in anyof the AB regions without reducing or otherwise disturbing one or moredisulfide bonds within any of the MM. The compositions and methodsprovided herein produce a multispecific activatable antibody that isconjugated to one or more agents, e.g., any of a variety of therapeutic,diagnostic and/or prophylactic agents, preferably without any of theagent(s) being conjugated to any of the MM of the multispecificactivatable antibody. The compositions and methods provided hereinproduce conjugated multispecific activatable antibodies in which each ofthe MM retains the ability to effectively and efficiently mask itscorresponding AB of the multispecific activatable antibody in anuncleaved state. The compositions and methods provided herein produceconjugated multispecific activatable antibodies in which the activatableantibody is still activated, i.e., cleaved, in the presence of aprotease that can cleave the CM.

The multispecific activatable antibodies have at least one point ofconjugation for an agent, but in the methods and compositions providedherein less than all possible points of conjugation are available forconjugation to an agent. In some embodiments, the one or more points ofconjugation are sulfur atoms involved in disulfide bonds. In someembodiments, the one or more points of conjugation are sulfur atomsinvolved in interchain disulfide bonds. In some embodiments, the one ormore points of conjugation are sulfur atoms involved in interchainsulfide bonds, but not sulfur atoms involved in intrachain disulfidebonds. In some embodiments, the one or more points of conjugation aresulfur atoms of cysteine or other amino acid residues containing asulfur atom. Such residues may occur naturally in the antibody structureor may be incorporated into the antibody by site-directed mutagenesis,chemical conversion, or mis-incorporation of non-natural amino acids.

Also provided are methods of preparing a conjugate of a multispecificactivatable antibody having one or more interchain disulfide bonds inone or more of the AB and one or more intrachain disulfide bonds in thecorresponding MM, and a drug reactive with free thiols is provided. Themethod generally includes partially reducing interchain disulfide bondsin the activatable antibody with a reducing agent, such as, for example,TCEP; and conjugating the drug reactive with free thiols to thepartially reduced activatable antibody. As used herein, the term partialreduction refers to situations where a multispecific activatableantibody is contacted with a reducing agent and less than all disulfidebonds, e.g., less than all possible sites of conjugation are reduced. Insome embodiments, less than 99%, 98%, 97%, 96%, 95%, 90%, 85%, 80%, 75%,70%, 65%, 60%, 55%, 50%, 45%, 40%, 35%, 30%, 25%, 20%, 15%, 10% or lessthan 5% of all possible sites of conjugation are reduced.

In yet other embodiments, a method of reducing and conjugating an agent,e.g., a drug, to a multispecific activatable antibody resulting inselectivity in the placement of the agent is provided. The methodgenerally includes partially reducing the multispecific activatableantibody with a reducing agent such that any conjugation sites in any ofthe masking moieties or other non-AB portion of the activatable antibodyare not reduced, and conjugating the agent to interchain thiols in oneor more of the AB regions of the multispecific activatable antibody. Theconjugation site(s) are selected so as to allow desired placement of anagent to allow conjugation to occur at a desired site. The reducingagent is, for example, TCEP. The reduction reaction conditions such as,for example, the ratio of reducing agent to activatable antibody, thelength of incubation, the temperature during the incubation, the pH ofthe reducing reaction solution, etc., are determined by identifying theconditions that produce a conjugated activatable antibody in which theMM retains the ability to effectively and efficiently mask the AB of theactivatable antibody in an uncleaved state. The ratio of reduction agentto multispecific activatable antibody will vary depending on theactivatable antibody. In some embodiments, the ratio of reducing agentto multispecific activatable antibody will be in a range from about 20:1to 1:1, from about 10:1 to 1:1, from about 9:1 to 1:1, from about 8:1 to1:1, from about 7:1 to 1:1, from about 6:1 to 1:1, from about 5:1 to1:1, from about 4:1 to 1:1, from about 3:1 to 1:1, from about 2:1 to1:1, from about 20:1 to 1:1.5, from about 10:1 to 1:1.5, from about 9:1to 1:1.5, from about 8:1 to 1:1.5, from about 7:1 to 1:1.5, from about6:1 to 1:1.5, from about 5:1 to 1:1.5, from about 4:1 to 1:1.5, fromabout 3:1 to 1:1.5, from about 2:1 to 1:1.5, from about 1.5:1 to 1:1.5,or from about 1:1 to 1:1.5. In some embodiments, the ratio is in a rangeof from about 5:1 to 1:1. In some embodiments, the ratio is in a rangeof from about 5:1 to 1.5:1. In some embodiments, the ratio is in a rangeof from about 4:1 to 1:1. In some embodiments, the ratio is in a rangefrom about 4:1 to 1.5:1. In some embodiments, the ratio is in a rangefrom about 8:1 to about 1:1. In some embodiments, the ratio is in arange of from about 2.5:1 to 1:1.

In some embodiments, a method of reducing interchain disulfide bonds inone or more of the AB regions of a multispecific activatable antibodyand conjugating an agent, e.g., a thiol-containing agent such as a drug,to the resulting interchain thiols to selectively locate agent(s) on theAB is provided. The method generally includes partially reducing one ormore of the AB regions with a reducing agent to form at least twointerchain thiols without forming all possible interchain thiols in theactivatable antibody; and conjugating the agent to the interchain thiolsof the partially reduced AB. For example, one or more of the AB regionsof the multispecific activatable antibody is partially reduced for about1 hour at about 37° C. at a desired ratio of reducing agent:activatableantibody. In some embodiments, the ratio of reducing agent toactivatable antibody will be in a range from about 20:1 to 1:1, fromabout 10:1 to 1:1, from about 9:1 to 1:1, from about 8:1 to 1:1, fromabout 7:1 to 1:1, from about 6:1 to 1:1, from about 5:1 to 1:1, fromabout 4:1 to 1:1, from about 3:1 to 1:1, from about 2:1 to 1:1, fromabout 20:1 to 1:1.5, from about 10:1 to 1:1.5, from about 9:1 to 1:1.5,from about 8:1 to 1:1.5, from about 7:1 to 1:1.5, from about 6:1 to1:1.5, from about 5:1 to 1:1.5, from about 4:1 to 1:1.5, from about 3:1to 1:1.5, from about 2:1 to 1:1.5, from about 1.5:1 to 1:1.5, or fromabout 1:1 to 1:1.5. In some embodiments, the ratio is in a range of fromabout 5:1 to 1:1. In some embodiments, the ratio is in a range of fromabout 5:1 to 1.5:1. In some embodiments, the ratio is in a range of fromabout 4:1 to 1:1. In some embodiments, the ratio is in a range fromabout 4:1 to 1.5:1. In some embodiments, the ratio is in a range fromabout 8:1 to about 1:1. In some embodiments, the ratio is in a range offrom about 2.5:1 to 1:1.

The thiol-containing reagent can be, for example, cysteine or N-acetylcysteine. The reducing agent can be, for example, TCEP. In someembodiments, the reduced activatable antibody can be purified prior toconjugation, using for example, column chromatography, dialysis, ordiafiltration. Alternatively, the reduced antibody is not purified afterpartial reduction and prior to conjugation.

The disclosure also provides partially reduced multispecific activatableantibodies in which at least one interchain disulfide bond in themultispecific activatable antibody has been reduced with a reducingagent without disturbing any intrachain disulfide bonds in themultispecific activatable antibody, wherein the multispecificactivatable antibody includes at least a first antibody or an antigenbinding fragment thereof (AB1) that specifically binds to a target, afirst masking moiety (MM1) that inhibits the binding of the AB1 of themultispecific activatable antibody in an uncleaved state to the target,a first cleavable moiety (CM1) coupled to the AB1, wherein the CM1 is apolypeptide that functions as a substrate for a protease, and a secondantibody or an antigen binding fragment thereof (AB2) that specificallybinds to a second target. In some embodiments, the MM1 is coupled to theAB1 via the CM1. In some embodiments, one or more intrachain disulfidebond(s) of the multispecific activatable antibody is not disturbed bythe reducing agent. In some embodiments, one or more intrachaindisulfide bond(s) of the MM1 within the multispecific activatableantibody is not disturbed by the reducing agent. In some embodiments,reducing agent is TCEP.

In some embodiments, the multispecific antibodies and/or multispecificactivatable antibodies described herein are used in conjunction with oneor more additional agents or a combination of additional agents.Suitable additional agents include current pharmaceutical and/orsurgical therapies for an intended application, such as, for example,cancer. For example, the multispecific antibodies and/or multispecificactivatable antibodies can be used in conjunction with an additionalchemotherapeutic or anti-neoplastic agent.

In some embodiments, the multispecific antibody and/or multispecificactivatable antibody and additional agent are formulated into a singletherapeutic composition, and the multispecific antibody and/ormultispecific activatable antibody and additional agent are administeredsimultaneously. Alternatively, the multispecific antibody and/ormultispecific activatable antibody and additional agent are separatefrom each other, e.g., each is formulated into a separate therapeuticcomposition, and the multispecific antibody and/or multispecificactivatable antibody and the additional agent are administeredsimultaneously, or the multispecific antibody and/or multispecificactivatable antibody and the additional agent are administered atdifferent times during a treatment regimen. For example, themultispecific antibody and/or multispecific activatable antibody isadministered prior to the administration of the additional agent, themultispecific antibody and/or multispecific activatable antibody isadministered subsequent to the administration of the additional agent,or the multispecific antibody and/or multispecific activatable antibodyand the additional agent are administered in an alternating fashion. Asdescribed herein, the anti-multispecific antibody and/or multispecificactivatable antibody and additional agent are administered in singledoses or in multiple doses.

The disclosure also provides an isolated nucleic acid molecule encodinga multispecific antibody and/or multispecific activatable antibodydescribed herein, as well as vectors that include these isolated nucleicacid sequences. The disclosure provides methods of producing amultispecific antibody and/or multispecific activatable antibody byculturing a cell under conditions that lead to expression of themultispecific antibody and/or multispecific activatable antibody,wherein the cell comprises such a nucleic acid molecule. In someembodiments, the cell comprises such a vector.

The disclosure also provides a method of manufacturing multispecificantibodies of the disclosure and/or multispecific activatable antibodiesof the disclosure by (a) culturing a cell comprising a nucleic acidconstruct that encodes the multispecific antibody and/or multispecificactivatable antibody under conditions that lead to expression of themultispecific antibody and/or multispecific activatable, and (b)recovering the multispecific antibody and/or multispecific activatableantibody.

The present disclosure also provides methods of treating, preventing,delaying the progression of or otherwise ameliorating a symptom of oneor more pathologies or alleviating a symptom associated with suchpathologies, by administering a multispecific antibody and/ormultispecific activatable antibody of the disclosure to a subject inwhich such treatment or prevention is desired. The subject to be treatedis, e.g., human or other mammal. In some embodiments, the subject is anon-human mammal, such as a non-human primate, companion animal (e.g.,cat, dog, horse), farm animal, work animal, or zoo animal. In someembodiments, the subject is a rodent.

The present disclosure also provides methods to induce target-dependentT-cell activation and killing of a target cell by administering amultispecific activatable antibody of the disclosure to a subject inwhich such induction is desired, wherein when the multispecificactivatable antibody is in the cleaved state, e.g., each masking moietyin the multispecific activatable antibody is no longer attached orotherwise associated with the corresponding AB domain, target-dependentT-cell activation and killing of the target cell occurs, and when themultispecific activatable antibody is in the uncleaved state, e.g. atleast one masking moiety of the multispecific activatable antibody isattached or otherwise associated with the corresponding AB domain,target-dependent T-cell activation and killing of the target cell isreduced or otherwise inhibited. Any of the multispecific activatableantibodies described herein are suitable for use in such methods. Thesubject to be treated is, e.g., human or other mammal. In someembodiments, the subject is a non-human mammal, such as a non-humanprimate, companion animal (e.g., cat, dog, horse), farm animal, workanimal, or zoo animal. In some embodiments, the subject is a rodent.

A multispecific antibody and/or multispecific activatable antibody usedin any of the embodiments of these methods and uses can be administeredat any stage of the disease and/or any stage in which T-cell activationand killing of a target cell is desired. For example, such amultispecific antibody and/or multispecific activatable antibody can beadministered to a patient suffering cancer of any stage, from early tometastatic. The terms subject and patient are used interchangeablyherein. A multispecific antibody and/or multispecific activatableantibody used in any of the embodiments of these methods and uses can beused in a treatment regimen comprising neoadjuvant therapy. Amultispecific antibody and/or multispecific activatable antibody used inany of the embodiments of these methods and uses can be administeredeither alone or in combination with one or more additional agents,including small molecule inhibitors, other antibody-based therapies,polypeptide or peptide-based therapies, nucleic acid-based therapiesand/or other biologics.

The disclosure also provides methods and kits for using themultispecific antibody and/or multispecific activatable antibodies in avariety of diagnostic and/or prophylactic indications. For example, thedisclosure provides methods and kits for detecting presence or absenceof a cleaving agent and a target of interest in a subject or a sample by(i) contacting a subject or sample with a multispecific activatableantibody that includes at least a first masking moiety (MM1), a firstcleavable moiety (CM1) that is cleaved by the cleaving agent, and atleast a first antigen binding domain or fragment thereof (AB1) thatspecifically binds the target of interest and a second antigen bindingdomain or fragment thereof (AB2) that specifically binds a second targetand/or a second epitope, (a) wherein the MM1 is a peptide that inhibitsbinding of the AB1 to the target, and wherein the MM1 does not have anamino acid sequence of a naturally occurring binding partner of the AB1and is not a modified form of a natural binding partner of the AB1; and(b) wherein, in an uncleaved, non-activated state, the MM1 interfereswith specific binding of the AB1 to the target, and in a cleaved,activated state the MM1 does not interfere or compete with specificbinding of the AB1 to the target; and (ii) measuring a level ofactivated multispecific activatable antibody in the subject or sample,wherein a detectable level of activated multispecific activatableantibody in the subject or sample indicates that the cleaving agent andthe target are present in the subject or sample and wherein nodetectable level of activated multispecific activatable antibody in thesubject or sample indicates that the cleaving agent, the target or boththe cleaving agent and the target are absent and/or not sufficientlypresent in the subject or sample.

In some embodiments, the activatable multispecific activatable antibodyis an activatable multispecific activatable antibody to which atherapeutic agent is conjugated. In some embodiments, the activatablemultispecific activatable antibody is not conjugated to an agent. Insome embodiments, the activatable multispecific activatable antibodycomprises a detectable label. In some embodiments, the detectable labelis positioned on the AB1. In some embodiments, measuring the level ofactivatable multispecific activatable antibody in the subject or sampleis accomplished using a secondary reagent that specifically binds to theactivated multispecific activatable antibody, wherein the reagentcomprises a detectable label. In some embodiments, the secondary reagentis an antibody comprising a detectable label.

In some embodiments of these methods and kits, the activatablemultispecific activatable antibody includes a detectable label. In someembodiments of these methods and kits, the detectable label includes animaging agent, a contrasting agent, an enzyme, a fluorescent label, achromophore, a dye, one or more metal ions, or a ligand-based label. Insome embodiments of these methods and kits, the imaging agent comprisesa radioisotope. In some embodiments of these methods and kits, theradioisotope is indium or technetium. In some embodiments of thesemethods and kits, the contrasting agent comprises iodine, gadolinium oriron oxide. In some embodiments of these methods and kits, the enzymecomprises horseradish peroxidase, alkaline phosphatase, orβ-galactosidase. In some embodiments of these methods and kits, thefluorescent label comprises yellow fluorescent protein (YFP), cyanfluorescent protein (CFP), green fluorescent protein (GFP), modified redfluorescent protein (mRFP), red fluorescent protein tdimer2 (RFPtdimer2), HCRED, or a europium derivative. In some embodiments of thesemethods and kits, the luminescent label comprises an N-methylacrydiumderivative. In some embodiments of these methods, the label comprises anAlexa Fluor® label, such as Alex Fluor® 680 or Alexa Fluor® 750. In someembodiments of these methods and kits, the ligand-based label comprisesbiotin, avidin, streptavidin or one or more haptens.

In some embodiments of these methods and kits, the subject is a mammal.In some embodiments of these methods and kits, the subject is a human.In some embodiments, the subject is a non-human mammal, such as anon-human primate, companion animal (e.g., cat, dog, horse), farmanimal, work animal, or zoo animal. In some embodiments, the subject isa rodent.

In some embodiments of these methods, the method is an in vivo method.In some embodiments of these methods, the method is an in situ method.In some embodiments of these methods, the method is an ex vivo method.In some embodiments of these methods, the method is an in vitro method.

In some embodiments of the methods and kits, the method or kit is usedto identify or otherwise refine a patient population suitable fortreatment with a multispecific activatable antibody of the disclosure.For example, patients that test positive for both the target and aprotease that cleaves the substrate in the first cleavable moiety (CM1)of the multispecific activatable antibody being tested in these methodsare identified as suitable candidates for treatment with such amultispecific activatable antibody comprising such a CM1. Likewise,patients that test negative for both the target and the protease thatcleaves the substrate in the CM1 in the multispecific activatableantibody being tested using these methods might be identified assuitable candidates for another form of therapy.

In some embodiments, a method or kit is used to identify or otherwiserefine a patient population suitable for treatment with a multispecificactivatable antibody and/or conjugated multispecific activatableantibody (e.g., multispecific activatable antibody to which atherapeutic agent is conjugated) of the disclosure, followed bytreatment by administering that multispecific antibody and/ormultispecific activatable antibody and/or conjugated multispecificactivatable antibody to a subject in need thereof. For example, patientsthat test positive for both the target and a protease that cleaves thesubstrate in the first cleavable moiety (CM1) of the multispecificactivatable antibody and/or conjugated multispecific activatableantibody being tested in these methods are identified as suitablecandidates for treatment with a multispecific activatable antibodycomprising such a CM1 and/or conjugated multispecific activatableantibody comprising such a CM1, and the patient is then administered atherapeutically effective amount of the multispecific activatableantibody and/or conjugated multispecific activatable antibody that wastested. Likewise, patients that test negative for either or both of thetarget and the protease that cleaves the substrate in the CM1 in themultispecific activatable antibody and/or conjugated multispecificactivatable antibody being tested using these methods might beidentified as suitable candidates for another form of therapy.

In some embodiments, such patients can be tested with othermultispecific antibodies and/or multispecific activatable antibodiesand/or conjugated multispecific activatable antibodies until a suitablemultispecific activatable antibody and/or conjugated multispecificactivatable antibody for treatment is identified, e.g., a multispecificactivatable antibody and/or conjugated multispecific activatableantibody comprising a CM that is cleaved by the patient at the site ofdisease. In some embodiments, the patient is then administered atherapeutically effective amount of the multispecific activatableantibody and/or conjugated multispecific activatable antibody for whichthe patient tested positive.

Pharmaceutical compositions according to the disclosure can include amultispecific antibody and/or a multispecific activatable antibody ofthe disclosure and a carrier. These pharmaceutical compositions can beincluded in kits, such as, for example, diagnostic kits.

One skilled in the art will appreciate that the antibodies of thedisclosure have a variety of uses. For example, the proteins of thedisclosure are used as therapeutic agents for a variety of disorders.The antibodies of the disclosure are also used as reagents in diagnostickits or as diagnostic tools, or these antibodies can be used incompetition assays to generate therapeutic reagents.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an illustration depicting various bispecific antibody formats(adapted from Chan and Carter, Nat. Rev. Immunol. 2010).

FIGS. 2A-2C are a series of illustrations depicting variousmultispecific antibody formats suitable for use in the compositions andmethods of the disclosure. In a bispecific antibody, a scFv can be fusedto the carboxyl terminus of the heavy chain (Hc) of a IgG antibody (FIG.2A); to the carboxyl-terminus of the light chain (Lc) (FIG. 2B); or tothe carboxyl terminus of both the heavy and light chains (FIG. 2C). FIG.2D is a diagram of a single genetic construct for the expression ofmultispecific antibody fusions.

FIG. 3A is a series of illustrations depicting various multispecificactivatable antibody formats suitable for use in the compositions andmethods of the disclosure. FIG. 3B is a diagram of genetic constructsfor the expression of multispecific activatable antibody fusions.

FIG. 4, Panels A-J, are a series of schematic diagrams of a selected setof the possible permutations of multispecific antibodies of thedisclosure. Gray-shaded boxes cover the configurations represented inFIG. 2 and are included here for completeness and comparison.

FIG. 5, Panels A-J, are a series of schematic diagrams of a selected setof the possible permutations of multispecific activatable antibodies ofthe disclosure. Gray-shaded boxes cover the configurations representedin FIG. 3 and are included here for completeness and comparison. Inparticular, this figure shows multispecific activatable antibodies inwhich the primary antigen binding site is masked (i.e., activatable) andthe additional antigen-binding domain(s) is not masked.

FIG. 6, Panels A-J, are a series of schematic diagrams of an array ofmultispecific activatable antibodies in which all antigen-bindingdomains are masked.

FIG. 7, Panels A-J, are a series of schematic diagrams of an array ofmultispecific activatable antibodies in which the secondaryantigen-binding domain is masked and the additional antigen-bindingdomain(s) is not masked.

FIG. 8, Panels A-J, are a series of schematic diagrams of an array ofmultispecific activatable antibodies in which the majority, but not allof the antigen-binding domains are masked and at least one additionalantigen-binding domain(s) is not masked.

FIG. 9, Panels A-D, are a series of schematic diagrams of an array ofmultispecific activatable antibodies in which the primaryantigen-binding domain and another antigen-binding domain are masked,and the remaining antigen-binding domain(s) is not masked.

FIG. 10 is photograph depicting PAGE analysis of multispecificantibodies and multispecific activatable antibodies demonstrating themolecular weights of the scFv fused heavy chains, samples 1-8, ascompared to the respective monospecific antibodies or activatableantibodies, samples 9-11.

FIG. 11 is a graph depicting the ability of multispecific antibodies tobind specifically to their cognate antigens.

FIG. 12A-12B are a series of graphs depicting the ability ofmultispecific antibodies and multispecific activatable antibodies thatinclude anti-human CTLA-4 scFvs to bind specifically to (A) mouse and(B) human CTLA-4.

FIG. 13 is a graph depicting the ability of the OKT3-containingmultispecific activatable antibodies referred to herein as anti-EGFRmultispecific activatable antibody 3954-1204-C225v5-OKT3 and anti-Jaggedmultispecific activatable antibody 5342-1204-4D11v2-OKT3 to specificallybind human CD3ε in ELISA binding experiments.

FIG. 14 is a series of photographs depicting PAGE analysis of uPAdigests demonstrating activation of multispecific activatable antibodieswithout cleavage of heavy chain scFv fusions.

FIG. 15 is a series of graphs depicting the ability of activatedmultispecific activatable antibodies to bind various targets.

FIG. 16A is a graph depicting binding of multispecific antibodies of thedisclosure to CD3ε-positive Jurkat T cells.

FIG. 16B is a graph depicting co-binding of multispecific antibodies ofthe disclosure to CD3ε-positive Jurkat T cells and EGFR.

FIG. 17 is a series of graphs depicting EGFR-dependent activation ofJurkat T cells by multispecific antibodies of the disclosure.

FIG. 18A is a graph depicting EGFR-dependent activation of primary CD8⁺T cells by multispecific antibodies of the disclosure.

FIG. 18B is a graph depicting EGFR-dependent killing of target cells bymultispecific antibodies of the disclosure.

FIG. 18C is a series of graphs depicting CD69 activation of primary Tcells by multispecific antibody C225v5-OKT3m-H-N in EGFR-expressingSW480 cells compared to minimal activation in EGFR-negative U266 cells.

FIG. 18D is a series of graphs depicting EGFR-dependent killing oftarget cells by multispecific antibody C225v5-OKT3m-H-N inEGFR-expressing SW480 cells compared to negligible killing inEGFR-negative U266 cells.

FIG. 19 is a series of graphs depicting primary T cell lysis of a panelof EGFR-expressing cell lines by multispecific antibody C225v5-OKT3m-H-Ncompared to there being no lysis of the EGFR-negative U266 cell line.

FIG. 20A and FIG. 20B are a series of graphs depicting decreased bindingof multispecific activatable antibody 3954-1204-C225v5-OKT3m-H-N toEGFR-expressing cells compared to EGFR binding by multispecific antibodyC225v5-OKT3m-H-N. Furthermore, FIGS. 20A and 20B demonstrate thatprotease activation of multispecific activatable antibody3954-1204-C225v5-OKT3m-H-N by matriptase (also referred to herein asMTSP1 or MT-SP1) restores EGFR binding to a level equivalent to thatexhibited by multispecific antibody C225v5-OKT3m-H-N. FIGS. 20A and 20Balso demonstrate that such multispecific activatable antibody andmultispecific antibody bind EGFR in a manner similar to that of therespective monospecific activatable antibody and monospecific antibody.

FIG. 21A and FIG. 21B are a series of graphs depicting binding ofmultispecific activatable antibody 3954-1204-C225v5-OKT3m-H-N, activatedmultispecific activatable antibody 3954-1204-C225v5-OKT3m-H-N, andmultispecific antibody C225v5-OKT3m-H-N to CD3ε-positive Jurkat T cells.

FIG. 22 is a graph depicting decreased EGFR-dependent activation ofJurkat T cells by multispecific activatable antibody3954-1204-C225v5-OKT3m-H-N compared to activation by multispecificantibody C225v5-OKT3m-H-N. Furthermore, the figure demonstrates thatprotease activation of multispecific activatable antibody3954-1204-C225v5-OKT3m-H-N by matriptase restores EGFR-dependentactivation to a level equivalent to that exhibited by multispecificantibody C225v5-OKT3m-H-N.

FIG. 23A is a graph depicting decreased EGFR-dependent activation ofprimary CD8+ T cells by multispecific activatable antibody3954-1204-C225v5-OKT3m-H-N compared to activation by multispecificantibody C225v5-OKT3m-H-N. Furthermore, the figure demonstrates thatprotease activation of multispecific activatable antibody3954-1204-C225v5-OKT3m-H-N by matriptase restores EGFR-dependentactivation to a level equivalent to that exhibited by multispecificantibody C225v5-OKT3m-H-N.

FIG. 23B is a graph depicting decreased EGFR-dependent killing of targetcells by multispecific activatable antibody 3954-1204-C225v5-OKT3m-H-Ncompared to killing by multispecific antibody C225v5-OKT3m-H-N.Furthermore, the figure demonstrates that protease activation ofmultispecific activatable antibody 3954-1204-C225v5-OKT3m-H-N bymatriptase restores EGFR-dependent target cell killing to a levelequivalent to that exhibited by multispecific antibody C225v5-OKT3m-H-N.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The present disclosure provides multispecific antibodies and/ormultispecific activatable antibodies. As used herein, a multispecificantibody is an antibody that recognizes two or more different antigensor epitopes, and a multispecific activatable antibody is a multispecificantibody that includes at least one masking moiety (MM) linked to atleast one antigen- or epitope-binding domain of the multispecificantibody such that coupling of the MM reduces the ability of theantigen- or epitope-binding domain to bind its target. The activatablemultispecific antibodies provided herein are stable in circulation,activated at intended sites of therapy and/or diagnosis but not innormal, i.e., healthy tissue, and, when activated, exhibit binding to atarget that is at least comparable to the corresponding, unmodifiedmultispecific antibody.

Non-limiting examples of multispecific antibodies include bispecificantibodies, trispecific antibodies, tetraspecific antibodies, and othermultispecific antibodies. Multispecific antibodies provided herein arealso multivalent; as used herein, multivalency refers to the totalnumber of binding sites on the antibody, regardless of whether thebinding sites recognize the same or different antigens or epitopes.Non-limiting examples of multispecific activatable antibodies includebispecific activatable antibodies, trispecific activatable antibodies,tetraspecific activatable antibodies, and other multispecificactivatable antibodies. Multispecific activatable antibodies providedherein are also multivalent.

In some embodiments, the multispecific antibodies or fragments thereofand/or multispecific activatable antibodies or fragments thereof aredesigned to engage T cells and/or other immune effector cells.Multispecific activatable antibodies or fragments thereof that engage Tcells are also referred to herein as T-cell engaging multispecificantibodies or fragments thereof and/or T-cell engaging multispecificactivatable antibodies or fragments thereof. Multispecific activatableantibodies or fragments thereof that engage immune effector cells arealso referred to herein as immune effector cell engaging multispecificantibodies or fragments thereof and/or immune effector cell engagingmultispecific activatable antibodies or fragments thereof. In someembodiments, the multispecific antibodies or fragments thereof and/ormultispecific activatable antibodies or fragments thereof are designedto bind or otherwise interact with more than one target and/or more thanone epitope, also referred to herein as multi-antigen targetingantibodies or fragments thereof and/or multi-antigen targetingactivatable antibodies or fragments thereof.

In some embodiments, a multispecific antibody or fragment thereofincludes an IgG domain and a scFv domain. In some embodiments, amultispecific antibody or fragment thereof includes an IgG variabledomain and a scFv domain. In some embodiments, one antibody domain of amultispecific antibody or fragment thereof has specificity for a targetantigen and another antibody domain has specificity for a T-cell surfaceantigen. In some embodiments, one antibody domain of a multispecificantibody or fragment thereof has specificity for a target antigen andanother antibody domain has specificity for another target antigen. Insome embodiments, one antibody domain of a multispecific antibody orfragment thereof has specificity for an epitope of a target antigen andanother antibody domain has specificity for another epitope of the sametarget antigen.

Various embodiments of multispecific activatable antibodies or fragmentsthereof of the disclosure are shown in FIGS. 3A, and 5-9. In someembodiments, a multispecific activatable antibody or fragment thereofcomprising an IgG has the IgG variable domains masked. In someembodiments, a multispecific activatable antibody or fragment thereofcomprising a scFv has the scFv domains masked. In some embodiments, amultispecific activatable antibody or fragment thereof has both IgGvariable domains and scFv domains, where at least one of the IgGvariable domains is coupled to a masking moiety. In some embodiments, amultispecific activatable antibody or fragment thereof has both IgGvariable domains and scFv domains, where at least one of the scFvdomains is coupled to a masking moiety. In some embodiments, amultispecific activatable antibody or fragment thereof has both IgGvariable domains and scFv domains, where at least one of the IgGvariable domains is coupled to a masking moiety and at least one of thescFv domains is coupled to a masking moiety. In some embodiments, amultispecific activatable antibody or fragment thereof has both IgGvariable domains and scFv domains, where each of the IgG variabledomains and the scFv domains is coupled to its own masking moiety. Insome embodiments, one antibody domain of a multispecific activatableantibody or fragment thereof has specificity for a target antigen andanother antibody domain has specificity for a T-cell surface antigen. Insome embodiments, one antibody domain of a multispecific activatableantibody or fragment thereof has specificity for a target antigen andanother antibody domain has specificity for another target antigen. Insome embodiments, one antibody domain of a multispecific activatableantibody or fragment thereof has specificity for an epitope of a targetantigen and another antibody domain has specificity for another epitopeof the same target antigen.

In some embodiments, multispecific antibodies or fragments thereof ofthe disclosure include at least (i) a T-cell engaging antibody orfragment thereof that includes a first antibody or antigen-bindingfragment thereof (AB1) that binds a first, T-cell engaging target thatis a surface antigen on a T cell and (ii) a second antibody or fragmentthereof that includes a second antibody or antigen-binding fragmentthereof (AB2) that binds a second target. In some embodiments, the firstand second targets are the same antigen. In some embodiments, the firstand second targets are different antigens. In some embodiments, thefirst and second targets are different epitopes on the same antigen. Insome embodiments, the T-cell engaging antibody or fragment thereof isattached the N-terminus of the heavy chain of the target-specificantibody. In some embodiments, the T-cell engaging antibody or fragmentthereof is attached the C-terminus of the heavy chain of thetarget-specific antibody. In some embodiments, the T-cell engagingantibody or fragment thereof is attached the N-terminus of the lightchain of the target-specific antibody. In some embodiments, the T-cellengaging antibody or fragment thereof is attached the C-terminus of thelight chain of the target-specific antibody. In some embodiments, themultispecific antibody comprises T-cell engaging antibodies or fragmentsthereof attached to a combination of one or more N-termini and/or one ormore C-termini of the multispecific antibody. The disclosure alsoincludes multispecific antibodies that comprise another immune effectorcell engaging antibody or fragment thereof, such as one that binds asurface antigen of a natural killer (NK) cell, a mononuclear cell, suchas a myeloid mononuclear cell, a macrophage, and/or other immuneeffector cells.

In some embodiments, the multispecific antibody or fragment thereof ofthe disclosure includes at least two T-cell engaging antibodies orfragments thereof that engage one or more T cell activating receptors,such as, for example, T-cell engaging scFv fragments, including but notlimited to, OX40/GITR, CD 137/GITR, CD137/OX40, CD27/NKG2D, andadditional combination of activating receptors, and one target-bindingantibody such that the T-cell engaging scFv fragments are linked to botharms of the target binding antibody. In some embodiments, themultispecific antibody or fragment thereof of the disclosure includestwo T-cell engaging antibodies or fragments thereof that engage one ormore T cell inhibitory receptors, and one target-binding antibody suchthat the T-cell engaging scFv fragments are linked to both arms of thetarget binding antibody. In some embodiments, the two T-cell engagingantibody fragments bind the same T-cell engaging target. In someembodiments, the two T-cell engaging antibody fragments bind differentT-cell engaging targets. In some embodiments, the two T-cell engagingantibody fragments bind different epitopes on the same T-cell engagingtarget.

In some embodiments, the multispecific antibody or fragment thereof ofthe disclosure includes at least (i) a first arm comprising anantigen-binding fragment of a T-cell engaging antibody that includes afirst antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof (AB1) that binds afirst, T-cell engaging target and (ii) a second arm comprising anantigen-binding fragment of a target binding antibody that includes asecond antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof (AB2) that binds asecond target. In some embodiments, the multispecific antibody orfragment thereof includes (iii) at least a third antigen-bindingfragment of a target binding antibody that includes a third antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof (AB3) that binds a third target. Insome embodiments, the second and third or more targets are the sameantigen. In some embodiments, the second and third or more targets aredifferent antigens. In some embodiments, the second and third or moretargets are different epitopes on the same antigen.

In some embodiments, multispecific activatable antibodies or fragmentsthereof of the disclosure include at least (i) a T-cell engagingantibody or fragment thereof that includes a first antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof (AB1) that binds a first, T-cellengaging target that is a surface antigen on a T cell, where the AB1 isattached to a masking moiety (MM) such that coupling of the MM reducesthe ability of the AB1 to bind the first target and (ii) a secondantibody or fragment thereof that includes a second antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof (AB2) that binds a second target. Insome embodiments, the first and second targets are the same antigen. Insome embodiments, the first and second targets are different antigens.In some embodiments, the first and second targets are different epitopeson the same antigen. In some embodiments, the T-cell engaging antibodyor fragment thereof is attached the N-terminus of the heavy chain of thetarget-specific antibody. In some embodiments, the T-cell engagingantibody or fragment thereof is attached the C-terminus of the heavychain of the target-specific antibody. In some embodiments, the T-cellengaging antibody or fragment thereof is attached the N-terminus of thelight chain of the target-specific antibody. In some embodiments, theT-cell engaging antibody or fragment thereof is attached the C-terminusof the light chain of the target-specific antibody. In some embodiments,the multispecific activatable antibody comprises T-cell engagingantibodies or fragments thereof attached to a combination of one or moreN-termini and/or one or more C-termini of the multispecific activatableantibody. The disclosure also includes multispecific activatableantibodies that comprise another immune effector cell engaging antibodyor fragment thereof, such as one that binds a surface antigen of anatural killer (NK) cell, a mononuclear cell, such as a myeloidmononuclear cell, a macrophage, and/or other immune effector cells.

In some embodiments, the multispecific activatable antibody or fragmentthereof of the disclosure includes at least (i) two T-cell engagingantibodies or antibody fragments thereof that engage one or more T cellactivating receptors, such as, for example, T-cell engaging scFvfragments, including but not limited to, OX40/GITR, CD137/GITR,CD137/OX40, CD27/NKG2D, and additional combination of activatingreceptors, where the AB1 of one of the T-cell engaging antibodyfragments is attached to a masking moiety (MM) such that coupling of theMM reduces the ability of that AB1 to bind its respective T-cellengaging target, and (ii) one target-binding antibody such that theT-cell engaging scFv fragments are linked to both arms of the targetbinding antibody. In some embodiments, the multispecific antibody orfragment thereof of the disclosure includes two T-cell engagingantibodies or fragments thereof that engage one or more T cellinhibitory receptors, and one target-binding antibody such that theT-cell engaging scFv fragments are linked to both arms of the targetbinding antibody. In some embodiments, the two T-cell engaging antibodyfragments bind the same T-cell engaging target. In some embodiments, thetwo T-cell engaging antibody fragments bind different T-cell engagingtargets. In some embodiments, the two T-cell engaging antibody fragmentsbind different epitopes on the same T-cell engaging target.

In some embodiments, the multispecific activatable antibody or fragmentthereof of the disclosure includes at least (i) two T-cell engagingantibodies or antibody fragments thereof that engage one or more T cellactivating receptors, such as, for example, T-cell engaging scFvfragments, including but not limited to, OX40/GITR, CD137/GITR,CD137/OX40, CD27/NKG2D, and additional combination of activatingreceptors, where each of AB1 of the T-cell engaging antibody fragmentsis attached to its own masking moiety (MM) such that coupling of each MMto its respective AB1 reduces the ability of that AB1 to bind itsrespective T-cell engaging target, and (ii) one target-binding antibodysuch that the T-cell engaging scFv fragments are linked to both arms ofthe target binding antibody. In some embodiments, the multispecificantibody or fragment thereof of the disclosure includes two T-cellengaging antibodies or fragments thereof that engage one or more T cellinhibitory receptors, and one target-binding antibody such that theT-cell engaging scFv fragments are linked to both arms of the targetbinding antibody. In some embodiments, the two T-cell engaging antibodyfragments bind the same T-cell engaging target. In some embodiments, thetwo T-cell engaging antibody fragments bind different T-cell engagingtargets. In some embodiments, the two T-cell engaging antibody fragmentsbind different epitopes on the same T-cell engaging target. In someembodiments, the T-cell engaging antibodies or fragments thereof engageone or more T cell inhibitory receptors instead of one or more T cellactivating receptors.

In some embodiments, the multispecific activatable antibody or fragmentthereof of the disclosure includes at least (i) a first arm comprisingan antigen-binding fragment of a T-cell engaging antibody that includesa first antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof (AB1) that binds afirst, T-cell engaging target, where the AB1 is attached to a maskingmoiety (MM) such that coupling of the MM reduces the ability of the AB1to bind the first target and (ii) a second arm comprising anantigen-binding fragment of a target binding antibody that includes asecond antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof (AB2) that binds asecond target. In some embodiments, the first and second targets are thesame antigen. In some embodiments, the first and second targets aredifferent antigens. In some embodiments, the first and second targetsare different epitopes on the same antigen. In some embodiments, theT-cell engaging antibodies or fragments thereof engage one or more Tcell inhibitory receptors instead of one or more T cell activatingreceptors.

In some embodiments, multispecific activatable antibodies or fragmentsthereof of the disclosure include at least (i) a T-cell engagingantibody or fragment thereof that includes a first antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof (AB1) that binds a first, T-cellengaging target that is a surface antigen on a T cell and (ii) a secondantibody or fragment thereof that includes a second antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof (AB2) that binds a second target, wherethe AB2 is attached to a masking moiety (MM) such that coupling of theMM reduces the ability of the AB2 to bind the second target. In someembodiments, the first and second targets are the same antigen. In someembodiments, the first and second targets are different antigens. Insome embodiments, the first and second targets are different epitopes onthe same antigen. In some embodiments, the T-cell engaging antibody orfragment thereof is attached the N-terminus of the heavy chain of thetarget-specific antibody. In some embodiments, the T-cell engagingantibody or fragment thereof is attached the C-terminus of the heavychain of the target-specific antibody. In some embodiments, the T-cellengaging antibody or fragment thereof is attached the N-terminus of thelight chain of the target-specific antibody. In some embodiments, theT-cell engaging antibody or fragment thereof is attached the C-terminusof the light chain of the target-specific antibody. In some embodiments,the multispecific activatable antibody comprises T-cell engagingantibodies or fragments thereof attached to a combination of one or moreN-termini and/or one or more C-termini of the multispecific activatableantibody. The disclosure also includes multispecific activatableantibodies that comprise another immune effector cell engaging antibodyor fragment thereof, such as one that binds a surface antigen of anatural killer (NK) cell, a mononuclear cell, such as a myeloidmononuclear cell, a macrophage, and/or other immune effector cells.

In some embodiments, the multispecific activatable antibody or fragmentthereof of the disclosure includes at least (i) two T-cell engagingantibodies or antibody fragments thereof that engage one or more T cellactivating receptors, such as, for example, T-cell engaging scFvfragments, including but not limited to, OX40/GITR, CD137/GITR,CD137/OX40, CD27/NKG2D, and additional combination of activatingreceptors and (ii) one target-binding antibody that includes a secondantibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof (AB2) that binds a secondtarget, where the AB2 is attached to a masking moiety (MM) such thatcoupling of the MM reduces the ability of the AB2 to bind the secondtarget, where the T-cell engaging scFv fragments are linked to both armsof the target binding antibody. In some embodiments, the multispecificantibody or fragment thereof of the disclosure includes two T-cellengaging antibodies or fragments thereof that engage one or more T cellinhibitory receptors, and one target-binding antibody such that theT-cell engaging scFv fragments are linked to both arms of the targetbinding antibody. In some embodiments, the two T-cell engaging antibodyfragments bind the same T-cell engaging target. In some embodiments, thetwo T-cell engaging antibody fragments bind different T-cell engagingtargets. In some embodiments, the two T-cell engaging antibody fragmentsbind different epitopes on the same T-cell engaging target. In someembodiments, the T-cell engaging antibodies or fragments thereof engageone or more T cell inhibitory receptors instead of one or more T cellactivating receptors.

In some embodiments, the multispecific activatable antibody or fragmentthereof of the disclosure includes at least (i) a first arm comprisingan antigen-binding fragment of a T-cell engaging antibody and (ii) asecond arm comprising an antigen-binding fragment of a target bindingantibody that includes a second antibody or antigen-binding fragmentthereof (AB2) that binds a second target, where the AB2 is attached to amasking moiety (MM) such that coupling of the MM reduces the ability ofthe AB2 to bind the second target. In some embodiments, the first andsecond targets are the same antigen. In some embodiments, the first andsecond targets are different antigens. In some embodiments, the firstand second targets are different epitopes on the same antigen. In someembodiments, the T-cell engaging antibodies or fragments thereof engageone or more T cell inhibitory receptors instead of one or more T cellactivating receptors.

In some embodiments, multispecific activatable antibodies or fragmentsthereof of the disclosure include at least (i) a T-cell engagingantibody or fragment thereof that includes a first antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof (AB1) that binds a first, T-cellengaging target that is a surface antigen on a T cell, where the AB1 isattached to a masking moiety (MM1) such that coupling of the MM1 reducesthe ability of the AB1 to bind the first target and (ii) a secondantibody or fragment thereof that includes a second antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof (AB2) that binds a second target, wherethe AB2 is attached to a masking moiety (MM2) such that coupling of theMM2 reduces the ability of the AB2 to bind the second target. In someembodiments, the first and second targets are the same antigen. In someembodiments, the first and second targets are different antigens. Insome embodiments, the first and second targets are different epitopes onthe same antigen. In some embodiments, the T-cell engaging antibody orfragment thereof is attached the N-terminus of the heavy chain of thetarget-specific antibody. In some embodiments, the T-cell engagingantibody or fragment thereof is attached the C-terminus of the heavychain of the target-specific antibody. In some embodiments, the T-cellengaging antibody or fragment thereof is attached the N-terminus of thelight chain of the target-specific antibody. In some embodiments, theT-cell engaging antibody or fragment thereof is attached the C-terminusof the light chain of the target-specific antibody. In some embodiments,the multispecific activatable antibody comprises T-cell engagingantibodies or fragments thereof attached to a combination of one or moreN-termini and/or one or more C-termini of the multispecific activatableantibody. The disclosure also includes multispecific activatableantibodies that comprise another immune effector cell engaging antibodyor fragment thereof, such as one that binds a surface antigen of anatural killer (NK) cell, a mononuclear cell, such as a myeloidmononuclear cell, a macrophage, and/or other immune effector cells.

In some embodiments, the multispecific activatable antibody or fragmentthereof of the disclosure includes at least (i) two T-cell engagingantibodies or antibody fragments thereof that engage one or more T cellactivating receptors, such as, for example, T-cell engaging scFvfragments, including but not limited to, OX40/GITR, CD137/GITR,CD137/OX40, CD27/NKG2D, and additional combination of activatingreceptors, where the AB1 of one of the T-cell engaging antibodyfragments is attached to a masking moiety (MM) such that coupling of theMM reduces the ability of that AB1 to bind its respective T-cellengaging target, and (ii) one target-binding antibody that includes asecond antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof (AB2) that binds asecond target, where the AB2 is attached to a masking moiety (MM2) suchthat coupling of the MM2 reduces the ability of the AB2 to bind thesecond target, where that the T-cell engaging scFv fragments are linkedto both arms of the target binding antibody. In some embodiments, themultispecific antibody or fragment thereof of the disclosure includestwo T-cell engaging antibodies or fragments thereof that engage one ormore T cell inhibitory receptors, and one target-binding antibody suchthat the T-cell engaging scFv fragments are linked to both arms of thetarget binding antibody. In some embodiments, the two T-cell engagingantibody fragments bind the same T-cell engaging target. In someembodiments, the two T-cell engaging antibody fragments bind differentT-cell engaging targets. In some embodiments, the two T-cell engagingantibody fragments bind different epitopes on the same T-cell engagingtarget. In some embodiments, the T-cell engaging antibodies or fragmentsthereof engage one or more T cell inhibitory receptors instead of one ormore T cell activating receptors.

In some embodiments, the multispecific activatable antibody or fragmentthereof of the disclosure includes at least (i) two T-cell engagingantibodies or antibody fragments thereof that engage one or more T cellactivating receptors, such as, for example, T-cell engaging scFvfragments, including but not limited to, OX40/GITR, CD137/GITR,CD137/OX40, CD27/NKG2D, and additional combination of activatingreceptors, where each of AB1 of the T-cell engaging antibody fragmentsis attached to its own masking moiety (MM1) such that coupling of eachMM1 to its respective AB1 reduces the ability of that AB1 to bind itsrespective T-cell engaging target, and (ii) one target-binding antibodythat includes a second antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof(AB2) that binds a second target, where the AB2 is attached to a maskingmoiety (MM2) such that coupling of the MM2 reduces the ability of theAB2 to bind the second target, where the T-cell engaging scFv fragmentsare linked to both arms of the target binding antibody. In someembodiments, the multispecific antibody or fragment thereof of thedisclosure includes two T-cell engaging antibodies or fragments thereofthat engage one or more T cell inhibitory receptors, and onetarget-binding antibody such that the T-cell engaging scFv fragments arelinked to both arms of the target binding antibody. In some embodiments,the two T-cell engaging antibody fragments bind the same T-cell engagingtarget. In some embodiments, the two T-cell engaging antibody fragmentsbind different T-cell engaging targets. In some embodiments, the twoT-cell engaging antibody fragments bind different epitopes on the sameT-cell engaging target. In some embodiments, the T-cell engagingantibodies or fragments thereof engage one or more T cell inhibitoryreceptors instead of one or more T cell activating receptors.

In some embodiments, the multispecific activatable antibody or fragmentthereof of the disclosure includes at least (i) a first arm comprisingan antigen-binding fragment of a T-cell engaging antibody that includesa first antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof (AB1) that binds afirst, T-cell engaging target, where the AB1 is attached to a maskingmoiety (MM1) such that coupling of the MM reduces the ability of the AB1to bind the first target and (ii) a second arm comprising anantigen-binding fragment of a target binding antibody that includes asecond antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof (AB2) that binds asecond target, where the AB2 is attached to a masking moiety (MM2) suchthat coupling of the MM reduces the ability of the AB2 to bind thesecond target. In some embodiments, the first and second targets are thesame antigen. In some embodiments, the first and second targets aredifferent antigens. In some embodiments, the first and second targetsare different epitopes on the same antigen. In some embodiments, theT-cell engaging antibodies or fragments thereof engage one or more Tcell inhibitory receptors instead of one or more T cell activatingreceptors.

In some embodiments, the target antigen is an antigen that is highlyexpressed on both normal, healthy tissue and on diseased tissue. In someembodiments, the target antigen is an antigen from Table 1 that ishighly expressed on both normal, healthy tissue and on diseased tissue.

In some embodiments, the target antigen is an antigen that is highlyexpressed on diseased tissue, but is not highly expressed on normal,healthy tissue. In some embodiments, the target antigen is an antigenfrom Table 1 that is highly expressed on diseased tissue, but is nothighly expressed on normal, healthy tissue. The target antigen may beexpressed on normal, healthy tissue, but it is not highly or otherwiseoverexpressed on the normal, healthy tissue.

In some embodiments, the masking moiety (MM) is coupled to the antibodyor antigen-binding fragment thereof (AB) via a cleavable moiety (CM)that functions as a substrate for a protease. Suitable proteases for usein the multispecific activatable antibodies of the disclosure aredetermined based on the protease expression at the intended site oftreatment and/or diagnosis. In some embodiments, the protease is u-typeplasminogen activator (uPA, also referred to as urokinase), legumain,and/or matriptase (also referred to as MT-SP1 or MTSP1). In someembodiments, the protease is a matrix metalloprotease (MMP).

In some embodiments, the multispecific activatable antibodies areengineered to include a masking moiety (MM) that is coupled to anantibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof (AB) via a non-cleavablelinker. For example, in some embodiments, the multispecific activatableantibody is a T-cell engaging multispecific activatable antibody thatincludes a targeting antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof and aT-cell engaging antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof, where theT-cell engaging antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof includes afirst antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof (AB1) that binds afirst, T-cell engaging target, where the AB1 is attached vianon-cleavable linker to a masking moiety (MM1) such that coupling of theMM reduces the ability of the AB1 to bind the first target, and thetargeting antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is not masked.

In some embodiments, the multispecific activatable antibody is a T-cellengaging multispecific activatable antibody that includes a targetingantibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof and a T-cell engagingantibody or antigen-binding portion thereof, where the T-cell engagingantibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof includes a first antibodyor antigen-binding fragment thereof (AB1) that binds a first, T-cellengaging target, where the AB1 is attached via non-cleavable linker to amasking moiety (MM1) such that coupling of the MM reduces the ability ofthe AB1 to bind the first target, and the targeting antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof includes a second antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof (AB2) that binds a second target, wherethe AB2 is attached via a cleavable linker to a masking moiety (MM2)such that coupling of the MM reduces the ability of the AB2 to bind thesecond target.

The general concept of bispecific antibodies was first introduced atleast 50 years ago (Nisonoff, A. and Mandy, W. J., Nature 194, 355-359(1962), as cited in Chan, A. C. and Carter, P. J., Nature ReviewsImmunol. 10, 301-316 (2010)).

A variety of bispecific platforms have been described (see e.g., FIG. 1;Liu, M. A., et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 82, 8648-8652 (1985);reviewed by Kroesen, B. J., et al. Adv. Drug Delivery Rev. 31, 105-129(1998); Marvin, J. S. and Zhu, Z., Acta Pharm. Sinica 26, 649-658(2005); Chan and Carter, Nat. Rev. Immunol. 2010; Fitzgerald andLugovsky, MAbs. 3(3):299-309 (2011); Riethmuller, G., Cancer Immunity12, 12-18 (2012)). The general concept for construction of bispecificantibodies is to link together protein-binding domains, usually based onmultiple immunoglobulin domains, in order to construct a molecule thatis capable of binding to two or more target antigens and demonstratesIgG-like physiological distribution, pharmacokinetics, and effectorfunction. The latter may include antibody-dependent cytotoxicity (ADCC),complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC), T-cell recruitment (BiTEsTm)(see e.g., Baeuerle, P. A. and Reinhardt, C., Cancer Res. 69, 4941-4944(2009), and TandAbs™ (see Cochlovius et al., Cancer Res. 60, 4336-4341(2000)), and/or delivery of a cytotoxic payload in the form of achemically conjugated moiety such as a microtubule inhibitor, a DNAalkylator, or other toxin, in the form of an antibody-drug conjugate(ADC). Many bispecific antibody formats are being studied, withconventional heterodimeric IgGs and BiTEsTm representing the mostclinically advanced in spite of their sub-optimal production andpharmacological properties (see Chan and Carter, Nat. Rev. Immunol.2010). Bispecific antibodies have many potential uses, based on specificfeatures of particular formats and the target antigens chosen; not allbispecific formats are appropriate for all applications. For example,the Two-in-one Fab format (Bostrom, J., et al., Science 323, 1610-1614(2009)) consists of a single binding domain for binding to antigens Aand B in an either/or fashion; thus, this type of bispecific may engagetwo copies of antigen A, two copies of antigen B, or one copy of eachantigen. On the other hand, the DVD format (Wu, C., et al., NatureBiotechnol. 25, 1290-1297 (2007)) provides for the engagement of twocopies of antigen A in addition to two copies of antigen B. The spacingand relative orientation of each of the binding domains may also beimportant for engagement of multiple antigens in such a way as to conferthe intended activity—for example, cross-linking receptors (Jackman, J.,et al., J. Biol. Chem. 285, 20850-20859 (2010)), where engagement of onecopy of each receptor is required, may necessitate a monovalentinteraction with each of two distinct antigens.

A mechanistically distinct area of bispecific antibody applicationinvolves recruiting immune effector cells (such as cytotoxicT-lymphocytes, NK cells, and/or myeloid effector cells) to attack tumorcells by constructing a bispecific that engages both an antigen on thesurface of a cell targeted for cytotoxicity (e.g., a tumor cell) and anantigen on the surface of a cytotoxic immune cell (e.g. a T-cell).Catumaxomab is an example of a clinically validated bispecific antibodythat targets the tumor antigen EpCAM on cancer cells and recruitscytotoxic T-cells through binding to CD3 on the T-cell surface (Linke,R., Klein, A., and Seimetz, D., mAbs 2, 129-136 (2010)); however, itsuse has been limited and it requires intraperitoneal administration.BiTE™ antibodies are bispecific antibodies that accomplish T-cellrecruitment in a different format with different pharmacologicalproperties (Baeuerle, P. A. and Reinhardt, C., Anti-Cancer Res. 69,4941-4944 (2009))—in particular, BiTE antibodies are comprised of twosingle chain variable fragments (scFvs) and have very shortpharmacologic half-lives in vivo; thus they require delivery viacontinuous infusion. A similar format, termed TandAb™, is a tetravalent,bispecific diabody construct in which two variable domains bind to atarget antigen and two variable domains bind to CD3 on the surface ofT-cells (Cochlovius et al., Cancer Res. 60, 4336-4341 (2000)). Thisformat illustrates that bivalent engagement of both the target antigenand the T-cell surface antigen can be used for T-cell engagement andantigen-directed cytotoxicity. However, the TandAb format also has avery short half-life in vivo.

A general limitation of T-cell engaging bispecific antibodies is relatedto the fact that T-cell cytotoxicity can be extremely potent and can beactivated by relatively low levels of target antigen on the surface ofcells. Therefore, even modest levels of target antigen expression, suchas EGFR, on healthy tissues can lead to significant toxicity, limitingor preventing clinical therapeutic applications (Lutterbuese, R. et al.,Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 107, 12605-12610 (2010)). Thus, there remainsa need for effective antibody-based therapeutics that exhibit improvedsafety, e.g., reduced toxicity.

Multispecific activatable antibodies of the disclosure are safer thanmultispecific (e.g., bispecific) antibodies because multispecificactivatable antibody activity is restricted to a localized diseaseenvironment. In some embodiments, a multispecific activatable antibodyis an immune effector cell engaging multispecific activatable antibody.In some embodiments, a multispecific activatable antibody is a T-cellengaging multispecific activatable antibody. In some embodiments, amultispecific activatable antibody recognizes two or more targets. Insome embodiments, a multispecific activatable antibody comprises anIgG-scFv format confers the long-half-life properties of an IgG. In someembodiments, such a multispecific activatable antibody is furthermodulated through the use of Fc mutations in the FcRn binding site(Petkova, S. B. et al., Intl. Immunol. 18, 1759-1769 (2006)); Deng, R.et al., mAbs 4, 101-109 (2012)); Olafson, T Methods Mol. Biol. 907,537-556 (2012)). In some embodiments, such a multispecific activatableantibody includes mutations in the Fc domain, such as an N297A mutation(Lund, J. et al., Mol. Immunol. 29, 53-39 (1992)) that reduces IgGeffector functions (ADCC and CDC) in order to reduce off-targettoxicities.

Multispecific activatable antibodies leverage the up-regulation ofprotease activity widely recognized as a hallmark of multiple diseasestates to achieve disease-tissue-specific targeting of suchtherapeutics. The activatable antibody is based on the use of an IgGantibody, or fragment thereof, such as a scFv region, Fab region, singleVH or VL domain that has been modified to include a masking moiety (MM),linked to the antibody through a cleavable moiety (CM), such as aprotease-cleavable moiety (see, e.g., PCT International PublicationNumber WO 2009/025846, published Feb. 26, 2009; PCT InternationalPublication Number WO 2010/081173, published, Jul. 15, 2010).Alternatively, a non-antibody protein domain (see e.g., PCTInternational Publication Number WO 2010/096838, published Aug. 26,2010; Boersma, Y. L. et al., J. Biol. Chem. 286, 41273-41285 (2011)) maybe used to achieve one or more binding specificities. A multispecificantibody, like conventional IgG, can be used as the starting point toproduce a multispecific activatable antibody. Such a multispecificactivatable antibody would allow the high-affinity targeting of allantigens recognized by the parental multispecific antibody, but withtissue-specificity dictated by the selectively activated cleavablelinker. Depending upon the multispecific format used, the MM and CMmight be placed at the N- or C-terminus of the appropriate domain.

A multispecific activatable antibody comprises at least one IgG-deriveddomain with specificity towards a first antigen, linked synthetically orbiosynthetically to another domain (which may be derived from an IgG orother protein) with specificity for binding to a second antigen.Additional specificities may be added through linking such amultispecific activatable antibody to one or more additional domainsconferring additional binding specificities for the first antigen, thesecond antigen, or additional antigens. In some embodiments, amultispecific activatable antibody has one or more of these domainsmasked by an appropriate masking moiety (MM). Each of the multispecificformats described in FIG. 1 can potentially be converted into amultispecific activatable antibody by masking one or more of the antigenbinding moieties of one or more of the immunoglobulin domains. Examplesof suitable multispecific activatable antibody formats are shown inFIGS. 3A, and 5-9.

The use of a scFv domain to confer specificity to a specific antigenallows for a modular construction of multispecific antibodies andmultispecific activatable antibodies. The use of scFv domain(s) fused tothe terminus of IgG heavy or light chains for construction of bispecificantibodies has been previously described (see e.g., Orcutt, K. D. etal., Prot. Eng. Design Select. 23, 221-228 (2010)); Dong et al.,(2011)). This format (“IgG-scFv”) allows a conventional IgG to beconverted into a bispecific antibody wherein a first specificity isencoded in the variable domains of the IgG and a second specificity isencoded in the scFv domains attached through a flexible linker region.Variations of this format include fusing scFv domains at the N- orC-termini of the heavy or light chains; the scFvs may have the same ordiffering antigen-binding specificities (Spangler, J. B. et al., J. Mol.Biol. 422, 532-544 (2012)). In addition, through the use of heavy-chainheterodimers (for example, using knob-hole or similar constructs), scFvsof differing specificities may be attached to the N- or C-terminus ofeach heavy chain.

In some embodiments, a multispecific activatable antibody has the IgGvariable domains masked. In some embodiments, a multispecificactivatable antibody has the scFv domains masked. In some embodiments, amultispecific activatable antibody has both the IgG variable domains andthe scFv domains masked. In some embodiments, one antibody domain of amultispecific activatable antibody has specificity for a target antigenand another antibody domain has specificity for a T-cell surfaceantigen. In some embodiments, one antibody domain of a multispecificactivatable antibody has specificity for a target antigen and anotherantibody domain has specificity for another target antigen. In someembodiments, one antibody domain of a multispecific activatable antibodyhas specificity for an epitope of a target antigen and another antibodydomain has specificity for another epitope of the target antigen.

The disclosure provides examples of multispecific activatable antibodystructures which include, but are not limited to, the following:(VL-CL)₂:(VH-CH1-CH2-CH3-L4-VH*-L3-VL*-L2-CM-L1-MM)₂;(VL-CL)₂:(VH-CH1-CH2-CH3-L4-VL*-L3-VH*-L2-CM-L1-MM)₂;(MM-L1-CM-L2-VL-CL)₂: (VH-CH1-CH2-CH3-L4-VH*-L3-VL*)₂;(MM-L1-CM-L2-VL-CL)₂:(VH-CH1-CH2-CH3-L4-VL*-L3-VH*)₂;(VL-CL)₂:(MM-L1-CM-L2-VL*-L3-VH*-L4-VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)₂;(VL-CL)₂:(MM-L1-CM-L2-VH*-L3-VL*-L4-VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)₂;(MM-L1-CM-L2-VL-CL)₂: (VL*-L3-VH*-L4-VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)₂;(MM-L1-CM-L2-VL-CL)₂: (VH*-L3-VL*-L4-VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)₂;(VL-CL-L4-VH*-L3-VL*-L2-CM-L1-MM)₂: (VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)₂;(VL-CL-L4-VL*-L3-VH*-L2-CM-L1-MM)₂: (VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)₂;(MM-L1-CM-L2-VL*-L3-VH*-L4-VL-CL)₂:(VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)₂;(MM-L1-CM-L2-VH*-L3-VL*-L4-VL-CL)₂: (VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)₂;(VL-CL-L4-VH*-L3-VL*-L2-CM-L1-MM)₂:(MM-L1-CM-L2-VL*-L3-VH*-L4-VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)₂;(VL-CL-L4-VH*-L3-VL*-L2-CM-L1-MM)₂:(MM-L1-CM-L2-VH*-L3-VL*-L4-VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)₂;(VL-CL-L4-VL*-L3-VH*-L2-CM-L1-MM)₂:(MM-L1-CM-L2-VL*-L3-VH*-L4-VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)₂;(VL-CL-L4-VL*-L3-VH*-L2-CM-L1-MM)₂:(MM-L1-CM-L2-VH*-L3-VL*-L4-VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)₂; (VL-CL-L4-VH*-L3-VL*)₂:(MM-L1-CM-L2-VL*-L3-VH*-L4-VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)₂; (VL-CL-L4-VH*-L3-VL*)₂:(MM-L1-CM-L2-VH*-L3-VL*-L4-VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)₂; (VL-CL-L4-VL*-L3-VH*)₂:(MM-L1-CM-L2-VL*-L3-VH*-L4-VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)₂; (VL-CL-L4-VL*-L3-VH*)₂:(MM-L1-CM-L2-VH*-L3-VL*-L4-VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)2;(VL-CL-L4-VH*-L3-VL*-L2-CM-L1-MM)₂: (VL*-L3-VH*-L4-VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)₂;(VL-CL-L4-VH*-L3-VL*-L2-CM-L1-MM)₂: (VH*-L3-VL*-L4-VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)₂;(VL-CL-L4-VL*-L3-VH*-L2-CM-L1-MM)₂: (VL*-L3-VH*-L4-VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)₂; or(VL-CL-L4-VL*-L3-VH*-L2-CM-L1-MM)₂: (VH*-L3-VL*-L4-VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)₂,wherein: VL and VH represent the light and heavy variable domains of thefirst specificity, contained in the IgG; VL* and VH* represent thevariable domains of the second specificity, contained in the scFv; L1 isa linker peptide connecting the masking moiety (MM) and the cleavablemoiety (CM); L2 is a linker peptide connecting the cleavable moiety(CM), and the antibody; L3 is a linker peptide connecting the variabledomains of the scFv; L4 is a linker peptide connecting the antibody ofthe first specificity to the antibody of the second specificity; CL isthe light-chain constant domain; and CH1, CH2, CH3 are the heavy chainconstant domains. The first and second specificities may be toward anyantigen or epitope. Additional structures include, but are not limitedto, the following: (VL-CL-L4-VH*-L3-VL*-L2-CM-L1-MM)₂:(VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)₂;(VL-CL-L4-VL*-L3-VH*-L2-CM-L1-MM)₂:(VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)₂;(MM-L1-CM-L2-VL-CL-L4-VH*-L3-VL*)₂: (VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)₂;(MM-L1-CM-L2-VL-CL-L4-VL*-L3-VH*)₂:(VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)₂;(VL-CL-L4-VH*-L3-VL*-L2-CM-L1-MM)₂:(VH-CH1-CH2-CH3-L4-VH*-L3-VL*-L2-CM-L1-MM)₂;(VL-CL-L4-VL*-L3-VH*-L2-CM-L1-MM)₂:(VH-CH1-CH2-CH3-L4-VL*-L3-VH*-L2-CM-L1-MM)₂;(MM-L1-CM-L2-VL-CL-L4-VH*-L3-VL*)₂: (VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)₂; or(MM-L1-CM-L2-VL-CL-L4-VL*-L3-VH*)₂: (VH-CH1-CH2-CH3)₂.

In some embodiments, a multispecific activatable antibody comprising anIgG has the IgG variable domains masked. In some embodiments, amultispecific activatable antibody comprising a scFv has the scFvdomains masked. In some embodiments, a multispecific activatableantibody has both IgG variable domains and scFv domains, where at leastone of the IgG variable domains is coupled to a masking moiety. In someembodiments, a multispecific activatable antibody has both IgG variabledomains and scFv domains, where at least one of the scFv domains iscoupled to a masking moiety. In some embodiments, a multispecificactivatable antibody has both IgG variable domains and scFv domains,where at least one of the IgG variable domains is coupled to a maskingmoiety and at least one of the scFv domains is coupled to a maskingmoiety. In some embodiments, a multispecific activatable antibody hasboth IgG variable domains and scFv domains, where each of the IgGvariable domains and the scFv domains is coupled to its own maskingmoiety. In some embodiments, one antibody domain of a multispecificactivatable antibody has specificity for a target antigen and anotherantibody domain has specificity for a T-cell surface antigen. In someembodiments, one antibody domain of a multispecific activatable antibodyhas specificity for a target antigen and another antibody domain hasspecificity for another target antigen. In some embodiments, oneantibody domain of a multispecific activatable antibody has specificityfor an epitope of a target antigen and another antibody domain hasspecificity for another epitope of the target antigen.

In some embodiments of an immune effector cell engaging multispecificactivatable antibody such as a T-cell engaging multispecific activatableantibody, one antigen is typically an antigen present on the surface ofa tumor cell or other cell type associated with disease, such as, butnot limited to, any target listed in Table 1, such as, but not limitedto, EGFR, erbB2, EpCAM, Jagged, PD-L1, B7H3, or CD71 (transferrinreceptor), and another antigen is typically a stimulatory or inhibitoryantigen present on the surface of a T-cell, natural killer (NK) cell,myeloid mononuclear cell, macrophage, and/or other immune effector cell,such as, but not limited to, B7-H4, BTLA, CD3, CD4, CD8, CD16a, CD25,CD27, CD28, CD32, CD56, CD137, CTLA-4, GITR, HVEM, ICOS, LAG3, NKG2D,OX40, PD-1, TIGIT, TIM3, or VISTA. The antibody domain conferringspecificity to the T-cell surface antigen may also be substituted by aligand or ligand domain that binds to a T-cell receptor, a NK-cellreceptor, a macrophage receptor, and/or other immune effector cellreceptor, such as, but not limited to, B7-1, B7-2, B7H3, PD-L1, PD-L2,or TNFSF9. In some embodiments of a multi-antigen targeting activatableantibody, one antigen is selected from the group of targets listed inTable 1, and another antigen is selected from the group of targetslisted in Table 1.

In some embodiments, a single chain variable domain, specific forbinding a T-cell surface displayed target is fused to the carboxylterminus of a fully human IgG1 antibody (targeting antibody) that bindsto a cell surface antigen. Fusion of the scFv can be to the carboxylterminus of the heavy chain, to the carboxyl terminus of the light chainor to both chains (FIG. 2). In some embodiments, a single chain variabledomain, specific for binding a T-cell surface displayed target is fusedto the amino terminus of a fully human IgG1 antibody (targetingantibody) that binds to a cell surface antigen. Fusion of the scFv canbe to the amino terminus of the heavy chain, to the amino terminus ofthe light chain or to both chains. The fusions are constructed as asingle genetic construct and expressed in cells in culture. Thetargeting antibody can be specific for binding to one or more tumorsurface antigens, or any cell targeted for depletion. The scFv can bespecific for the same or different antigens.

In some embodiments, the targeting antibody is an anti-EGFR antibody. Insome embodiments, the targeting antibody is C225v5, which is specificfor binding to EGFR. In some embodiments, the targeting antibody isC225, which is specific for binding to EGFR. In some embodiments, thetargeting antibody is C225v4, which is specific for binding to EGFR. Insome embodiments, the targeting antibody is C225v6, which is specificfor binding to EGFR. In some embodiments, the targeting antibody is ananti-Jagged antibody. In some embodiments, the targeting antibody is4D11, which is specific for binding to human and mouse Jagged 1 andJagged 2. In some embodiments, the targeting antibody is 4D11v2, whichis specific for binding to human and mouse Jagged 1 and Jagged 2.

In some embodiments, the targeting antibody can be in the form anactivatable antibody. In some embodiments, the scFv(s) can be in theform of a Pro-scFv (see, e.g., WO 2009/025846, WO 2010/081173).

In some embodiments, the scFv is specific for binding CD3ε, e.g., OKT3.In some embodiments, the scFv is specific for binding CTLA-4 (alsoreferred to herein as CTLA and CTLA4).

In some embodiments, the scFv is specific for binding one or moreT-cells, one or more NK-cells and/or one or more macrophages. In someembodiments, the scFv is specific for binding a target selected from thegroup consisting of B7-H4, BTLA, CD3, CD4, CD8, CD16a, CD25, CD27, CD28,CD32, CD56, CD137, CTLA-4, GITR, HVEM, ICOS, LAG3, NKG2D, OX40, PD-1,TIGIT, TIM3, or VISTA, and combinations thereof.

DEFINITIONS

Unless otherwise defined, scientific and technical terms used inconnection with the present disclosure shall have the meanings that arecommonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art. Further,unless otherwise required by context, singular terms shall includepluralities and plural terms shall include the singular. Generally,nomenclatures utilized in connection with, and techniques of, cell andtissue culture, molecular biology, and protein and oligo- orpolynucleotide chemistry and hybridization described herein are thosewell-known and commonly used in the art. Standard techniques are usedfor recombinant DNA, oligonucleotide synthesis, and tissue culture andtransformation (e.g., electroporation, lipofection). Enzymatic reactionsand purification techniques are performed according to manufacturer'sspecifications or as commonly accomplished in the art or as describedherein. The foregoing techniques and procedures are generally performedaccording to conventional methods well known in the art and as describedin various general and more specific references that are cited anddiscussed throughout the present specification. See e.g., Sambrook etal. Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual (2d ed., Cold Spring HarborLaboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. (1989)). The nomenclaturesutilized in connection with, and the laboratory procedures andtechniques of, analytical chemistry, synthetic organic chemistry, andmedicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry described herein are thosewell-known and commonly used in the art. Standard techniques are usedfor chemical syntheses, chemical analyses, pharmaceutical preparation,formulation, and delivery, and treatment of patients.

As utilized in accordance with the present disclosure, the followingterms, unless otherwise indicated, shall be understood to have thefollowing meanings:

As used herein, the term “antibody” refers to immunoglobulin moleculesand immunologically active portions of immunoglobulin (Ig) molecules,i.e., molecules that contain an antigen binding site that specificallybinds (immunoreacts with) an antigen. By “specifically bind” or“immunoreacts with” or “immunospecifically bind” is meant that theantibody reacts with one or more antigenic determinants of the desiredantigen and does not react with other polypeptides or binds at muchlower affinity (K_(d)>10⁻⁶). Antibodies include, but are not limited to,polyclonal, monoclonal, chimeric, fully human, domain antibody, singlechain, Fab, and F(ab′)₂ fragments, scFvs, and an Fab expression library.

The basic antibody structural unit is known to comprise a tetramer. Eachtetramer is composed of two identical pairs of polypeptide chains, eachpair having one “light” (about 25 kDa) and one “heavy” chain (about50-70 kDa). The amino-terminal portion of each chain includes a variableregion of about 100 to 110 or more amino acids primarily responsible forantigen recognition. The carboxy-terminal portion of each chain definesa constant region primarily responsible for effector function. Ingeneral, antibody molecules obtained from humans relate to any of theclasses IgG, IgM, IgA, IgE and IgD, which differ from one another by thenature of the heavy chain present in the molecule. Certain classes havesubclasses as well, such as IgG₁, IgG₂, IgG₃, IgG₄, and others.Furthermore, in humans, the light chain may be a kappa chain or a lambdachain.

The term “monoclonal antibody” (mAb) or “monoclonal antibodycomposition”, as used herein, refers to a population of antibodymolecules that contain only one molecular species of antibody moleculeconsisting of a unique light chain gene product and a unique heavy chaingene product. In particular, the complementarity determining regions(CDRs) of the monoclonal antibody are identical in all the molecules ofthe population. MAbs contain an antigen binding site capable ofimmunoreacting with a particular epitope of the antigen characterized bya unique binding affinity for it.

The term “antigen-binding site” or “binding portion” refers to the partof the immunoglobulin molecule that participates in antigen binding. Theantigen binding site is formed by amino acid residues of the N-terminalvariable (“V”) regions of the heavy (“H”) and light (“L”) chains. Threehighly divergent stretches within the V regions of the heavy and lightchains, referred to as “hypervariable regions,” are interposed betweenmore conserved flanking stretches known as “framework regions,” or“FRs”. Thus, the term “FR” refers to amino acid sequences that arenaturally found between, and adjacent to, hypervariable regions inimmunoglobulins. In an antibody molecule, the three hypervariableregions of a light chain and the three hypervariable regions of a heavychain are disposed relative to each other in three dimensional space toform an antigen-binding surface. The antigen-binding surface iscomplementary to the three-dimensional surface of a bound antigen, andthe three hypervariable regions of each of the heavy and light chainsare referred to as “complementarity-determining regions,” or “CDRs.” Theassignment of amino acids to each domain is in accordance with thedefinitions of Kabat Sequences of Proteins of Immunological Interest(National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md. (1987 and 1991)), orChothia & Lesk J. Mol. Biol. 196:901-917 (1987), Chothia et al. Nature342:878-883 (1989).

As used herein, the term “epitope” includes any protein determinantcapable of specific binding to an immunoglobulin, an scFv, or a T-cellreceptor. The term “epitope” includes any protein determinant capable ofspecific binding to an immunoglobulin or T-cell receptor. Epitopicdeterminants usually consist of chemically active surface groupings ofmolecules such as amino acids or sugar side chains and usually havespecific three dimensional structural characteristics, as well asspecific charge characteristics. For example, antibodies may be raisedagainst N-terminal or C-terminal peptides of a polypeptide. An antibodyis said to specifically bind an antigen when the dissociation constantis ≦1 μM; for example, in some embodiments ≦100 nM and in someembodiments ≦10 nM.

As used herein, the terms “specific binding,” “immunological binding,”and “immunological binding properties” refer to the non-covalentinteractions of the type that occur between an immunoglobulin moleculeand an antigen for which the immunoglobulin is specific. The strength,or affinity of immunological binding interactions can be expressed interms of the dissociation constant (K_(d)) of the interaction, wherein asmaller K_(d) represents a greater affinity. Immunological bindingproperties of selected polypeptides can be quantified using methods wellknown in the art. One such method entails measuring the rates ofantigen-binding site/antigen complex formation and dissociation, whereinthose rates depend on the concentrations of the complex partners, theaffinity of the interaction, and geometric parameters that equallyinfluence the rate in both directions. Thus, both the “on rate constant”(K_(on)) and the “off rate constant” (K_(off)) can be determined bycalculation of the concentrations and the actual rates of associationand dissociation. (See Nature 361:186-87 (1993)). The ratio ofK_(off)/K_(on) enables the cancellation of all parameters not related toaffinity, and is equal to the dissociation constant K_(d). (See,generally, Davies et al. (1990) Annual Rev Biochem 59:439-473). Anantibody of the present disclosure is said to specifically bind to EGFR,when the equilibrium binding constant (K_(d)) is ≦1 μM, for example insome embodiments ≦100 nM, in some embodiments ≦10 nM, and in someembodiments ≦100 pM to about 1 pM, as measured by assays such asradioligand binding assays or similar assays known to those skilled inthe art.

The term “isolated polynucleotide” as used herein shall mean apolynucleotide of genomic, cDNA, or synthetic origin or some combinationthereof, which by virtue of its origin the “isolated polynucleotide” (1)is not associated with all or a portion of a polynucleotide in which the“isolated polynucleotide” is found in nature, (2) is operably linked toa polynucleotide that it is not linked to in nature, or (3) does notoccur in nature as part of a larger sequence. Polynucleotides inaccordance with the disclosure include the nucleic acid moleculesencoding the heavy chain immunoglobulin molecules shown herein, andnucleic acid molecules encoding the light chain immunoglobulin moleculesshown herein.

The term “isolated protein” referred to herein means a protein of cDNA,recombinant RNA, or synthetic origin or some combination thereof, whichby virtue of its origin, or source of derivation, the “isolated protein”(1) is not associated with proteins found in nature, (2) is free ofother proteins from the same source, e.g., free of murine proteins, (3)is expressed by a cell from a different species, or (4) does not occurin nature.

The term “polypeptide” is used herein as a generic term to refer tonative protein, fragments, or analogs of a polypeptide sequence. Hence,native protein fragments, and analogs are species of the polypeptidegenus. Polypeptides in accordance with the disclosure comprise the heavychain immunoglobulin molecules shown herein, and the light chainimmunoglobulin molecules shown herein, as well as antibody moleculesformed by combinations comprising the heavy chain immunoglobulinmolecules with light chain immunoglobulin molecules, such as kappa lightchain immunoglobulin molecules, and vice versa, as well as fragments andanalogs thereof.

The term “naturally-occurring” as used herein as applied to an objectrefers to the fact that an object can be found in nature. For example, apolypeptide or polynucleotide sequence that is present in an organism(including viruses) that can be isolated from a source in nature andthat has not been intentionally modified by man in the laboratory orotherwise is naturally-occurring.

The term “operably linked” as used herein refers to positions ofcomponents so described are in a relationship permitting them tofunction in their intended manner. A control sequence “operably linked”to a coding sequence is ligated in such a way that expression of thecoding sequence is achieved under conditions compatible with the controlsequences.

The term “control sequence” as used herein refers to polynucleotidesequences that are necessary to effect the expression and processing ofcoding sequences to which they are ligated. The nature of such controlsequences differs depending upon the host organism in prokaryotes, suchcontrol sequences generally include promoter, ribosomal binding site,and transcription termination sequence in eukaryotes, generally, suchcontrol sequences include promoters and transcription terminationsequence. The term “control sequences” is intended to include, at aminimum, all components whose presence is essential for expression andprocessing, and can also include additional components whose presence isadvantageous, for example, leader sequences and fusion partnersequences. The term “polynucleotide” as referred to herein meansnucleotides of at least 10 bases in length, either ribonucleotides ordeoxynucleotides or a modified form of either type of nucleotide. Theterm includes single and double stranded forms of DNA.

The term oligonucleotide referred to herein includes naturallyoccurring, and modified nucleotides linked together by naturallyoccurring, and non-naturally occurring oligonucleotide linkages.Oligonucleotides are a polynucleotide subset generally comprising alength of 200 bases or fewer. In some embodiments, oligonucleotides are10 to 60 bases in length, for example in some embodiments 12, 13, 14,15, 16, 17, 18, 19, or 20 to 40 bases in length. Oligonucleotides areusually single stranded, e.g., for probes, although oligonucleotides maybe double stranded, e.g., for use in the construction of a gene mutant.Oligonucleotides of the disclosure are either sense or antisenseoligonucleotides.

The term “naturally occurring nucleotides” referred to herein includesdeoxyribonucleotides and ribonucleotides. The term “modifiednucleotides” referred to herein includes nucleotides with modified orsubstituted sugar groups and the like. The term “oligonucleotidelinkages” referred to herein includes oligonucleotide linkages such asphosphorothioate, phosphorodithioate, phosphoroselerloate,phosphorodiselenoate, phosphoroanilothioate, phoshoraniladate,phosphoronmidate, and the like. See e.g., LaPlanche et al. Nucl. AcidsRes. 14:9081 (1986); Stec et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 106:6077 (1984),Stein et al. Nucl. Acids Res. 16:3209 (1988), Zon et al. Anti CancerDrug Design 6:539 (1991); Zon et al. Oligonucleotides and Analogues: APractical Approach, pp. 87-108 (F. Eckstein, Ed., Oxford UniversityPress, Oxford England (1991)); Stec et al. U.S. Pat. No. 5,151,510;Uhlmann and Peyman Chemical Reviews 90:543 (1990). An oligonucleotidecan include a label for detection, if desired.

As used herein, the twenty conventional amino acids and theirabbreviations follow conventional usage. See Immunology—A Synthesis (2ndEdition, E. S. Golub and D. R. Gren, Eds., Sinauer Associates,Sunderland7 Mass. (1991)). Stereoisomers (e.g., D-amino acids) of thetwenty conventional amino acids, unnatural amino acids such as α-,α-disubstituted amino acids, N-alkyl amino acids, lactic acid, and otherunconventional amino acids may also be suitable components forpolypeptides of the present disclosure. Examples of unconventional aminoacids include: 4 hydroxyproline, γ-carboxyglutamate,ε-N,N,N-trimethyllysine, ε-N-acetyllysine, O-phosphoserine,N-acetylserine, N-formylmethionine, 3-methylhistidine, 5-hydroxylysine,σ-N-methylarginine, and other similar amino acids and imino acids (e.g.,4-hydroxyproline). In the polypeptide notation used herein, theleft-hand direction is the amino terminal direction and the right-handdirection is the carboxy-terminal direction, in accordance with standardusage and convention.

Similarly, unless specified otherwise, the left-hand end ofsingle-stranded polynucleotide sequences is the 5′ end the left-handdirection of double-stranded polynucleotide sequences is referred to asthe 5′ direction. The direction of 5′ to 3′ addition of nascent RNAtranscripts is referred to as the transcription direction sequenceregions on the DNA strand having the same sequence as the RNA and thatare 5′ to the 5′ end of the RNA transcript are referred to as “upstreamsequences”, sequence regions on the DNA strand having the same sequenceas the RNA and that are 3′ to the 3′ end of the RNA transcript arereferred to as “downstream sequences”.

As applied to polypeptides, the term “substantial identity” means thattwo peptide sequences, when optimally aligned, such as by the programsGAP or BESTFIT using default gap weights, share at least 80 percentsequence identity, for example in some embodiments, at least 90 percentsequence identity, in some embodiments at least 95 percent sequenceidentity, and in some embodiments at least 99 percent sequence identity.

In some embodiments, residue positions that are not identical differ byconservative amino acid substitutions.

As discussed herein, minor variations in the amino acid sequences ofantibodies or immunoglobulin molecules are contemplated as beingencompassed by the present disclosure, providing that the variations inthe amino acid sequence maintain at least 75%, for example in someembodiments at least 80%, 90%, 95%, and in some embodiments 99%. Inparticular, conservative amino acid replacements are contemplated.Conservative replacements are those that take place within a family ofamino acids that are related in their side chains. Genetically encodedamino acids are generally divided into families: (1) acidic amino acidsare aspartate, glutamate; (2) basic amino acids are lysine, arginine,histidine; (3) non-polar amino acids are alanine, valine, leucine,isoleucine, proline, phenylalanine, methionine, tryptophan, and (4)uncharged polar amino acids are glycine, asparagine, glutamine,cysteine, serine, threonine, tyrosine. The hydrophilic amino acidsinclude arginine, asparagine, aspartate, glutamine, glutamate,histidine, lysine, serine, and threonine. The hydrophobic amino acidsinclude alanine, cysteine, isoleucine, leucine, methionine,phenylalanine, proline, tryptophan, tyrosine and valine. Other familiesof amino acids include (i) serine and threonine, which are thealiphatic-hydroxy family; (ii) asparagine and glutamine, which are theamide containing family; (iii) alanine, valine, leucine and isoleucine,which are the aliphatic family; and (iv) phenylalanine, tryptophan, andtyrosine, which are the aromatic family. For example, it is reasonableto expect that an isolated replacement of a leucine with an isoleucineor valine, an aspartate with a glutamate, a threonine with a serine, ora similar replacement of an amino acid with a structurally related aminoacid will not have a major effect on the binding or properties of theresulting molecule, especially if the replacement does not involve anamino acid within a framework site. Whether an amino acid change resultsin a functional peptide can readily be determined by assaying thespecific activity of the polypeptide derivative. Assays are described indetail herein. Fragments or analogs of antibodies or immunoglobulinmolecules can be readily prepared by those of ordinary skill in the art.In some embodiments, amino- and carboxy-termini of fragments or analogsoccur near boundaries of functional domains. Structural and functionaldomains can be identified by comparison of the nucleotide and/or aminoacid sequence data to public or proprietary sequence databases.Computerized comparison methods are used to identify sequence motifs orpredicted protein conformation domains that occur in other proteins ofknown structure and/or function. Methods to identify protein sequencesthat fold into a known three-dimensional structure are known. Bowie etal. Science 253:164 (1991). Thus, the foregoing examples demonstratethat those of skill in the art can recognize sequence motifs andstructural conformations that may be used to define structural andfunctional domains in accordance with the disclosure.

In some embodiments, amino acid substitutions are those that: (1) reducesusceptibility to proteolysis, (2) reduce susceptibility to oxidation,(3) alter binding affinity for forming protein complexes, (4) alterbinding affinities, and (4) confer or modify other physicochemical orfunctional properties of such analogs. Analogs can include variousmuteins of a sequence other than the naturally-occurring peptidesequence. For example, single or multiple amino acid substitutions (forexample, conservative amino acid substitutions) may be made in thenaturally-occurring sequence (for example, in the portion of thepolypeptide outside the domain(s) forming intermolecular contacts. Aconservative amino acid substitution should not substantially change thestructural characteristics of the parent sequence (e.g., a replacementamino acid should not tend to break a helix that occurs in the parentsequence, or disrupt other types of secondary structure thatcharacterizes the parent sequence). Examples of art-recognizedpolypeptide secondary and tertiary structures are described in Proteins,Structures and Molecular Principles (Creighton, Ed., W. H. Freeman andCompany, New York (1984)); Introduction to Protein Structure (C. Brandenand J. Tooze, eds., Garland Publishing, New York, N.Y. (1991)); andThornton et at. Nature 354:105 (1991).

The term “polypeptide fragment” as used herein refers to a polypeptidethat has an amino terminal and/or carboxy-terminal deletion and/or oneor more internal deletion(s), but where the remaining amino acidsequence is identical to the corresponding positions in thenaturally-occurring sequence deduced, for example, from a full lengthcDNA sequence. Fragments typically are at least 5, 6, 8 or 10 aminoacids long, for example in some embodiments at least 14 amino acidslong, in some embodiments at least 20 amino acids long, usually at least50 amino acids long, and in some embodiments at least 70 amino acidslong. The term “analog” as used herein refers to polypeptides that arecomprised of a segment of at least 25 amino acids that has substantialidentity to a portion of a deduced amino acid sequence and that hasspecific binding to EGFR, under suitable binding conditions. Typically,polypeptide analogs comprise a conservative amino acid substitution (oraddition or deletion) with respect to the naturally-occurring sequence.Analogs typically are at least 20 amino acids long, for example in someembodiments at least 50 amino acids long or longer, and can often be aslong as a full-length naturally-occurring polypeptide.

The term “agent” is used herein to denote a chemical compound, a mixtureof chemical compounds, a biological macromolecule, or an extract madefrom biological materials.

As used herein, the terms “label” or “labeled” refers to incorporationof a detectable marker, e.g., by incorporation of a radiolabeled aminoacid or attachment to a polypeptide of biotinyl moieties that can bedetected by marked avidin (e.g., streptavidin containing a fluorescentmarker or enzymatic activity that can be detected by optical orcalorimetric methods). In certain situations, the label or marker canalso be therapeutic. Various methods of labeling polypeptides andglycoproteins are known in the art and may be used. Examples of labelsfor polypeptides include, but are not limited to, the following:radioisotopes or radionuclides (e.g., ³H, ¹⁴C, ¹⁵N, ³⁵S, ⁹⁰Y, ⁹⁹Tc,¹¹¹In, ¹²⁵I, ¹³¹I) fluorescent labels (e.g., a fluorophore, rhodamine,lanthanide phosphors), enzymatic labels (e.g., horseradish peroxidase,p-galactosidase, luciferase, alkaline phosphatase), chemiluminescent,biotinyl groups, predetermined polypeptide epitopes recognized by asecondary reporter (e.g., leucine zipper pair sequences, binding sitesfor secondary antibodies, metal binding domains, epitope tags). In someembodiments, labels are attached by spacer arms of various lengths toreduce potential steric hindrance. The term “pharmaceutical agent ordrug” as used herein refers to a chemical compound or compositioncapable of inducing a desired therapeutic effect when properlyadministered to a patient.

As used herein, “substantially pure” means an object species is thepredominant species present (i.e., on a molar basis it is more abundantthan any other individual species in the composition), and asubstantially purified fraction is a composition wherein the objectspecies comprises at least about 50 percent (on a molar basis) of allmacromolecular species present.

Generally, a substantially pure composition will comprise more thanabout 80 percent of all macromolecular species present in thecomposition, for example, in some embodiments, more than about 85%, 90%,95%, and 99%. In some embodiments, the object species is purified toessential homogeneity (contaminant species cannot be detected in thecomposition by conventional detection methods) wherein the compositionconsists essentially of a single macromolecular species.

The term patient includes human and veterinary subjects.

Other chemistry terms herein are used according to conventional usage inthe art, as exemplified by The McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Chemical Terms(Parker, S., Ed., McGraw-Hill, San Francisco (1985)).

Multispecific Antibodies and Multispecific Activatable Antibodies

Exemplary multispecific antibodies and/or multispecific activatableantibodies of the disclosure include, for example, those shown in theExamples provided herein, and variants thereof.

In some non-limiting embodiments, at least one of the AB in themultispecific antibody is a binding partner for any target listed inTable 1.

TABLE 1 Exemplary Targets 1-92-LFA-3 Alpha-4 integrin Alpha-V integrinalpha4beta1 integrin alpha4beta7 integrin AGR2 Anti-Lewis-Y Apelin Jreceptor APRIL B7-H4 BAFF BTLA C5 complement C-242 CA9 CA19-9 (Lewis a)Carbonic anhydrase 9 CD2 CD3 CD6 CD9 CD11a CD19 CD20 CD22 CD24 CD25 CD27CD28 CD30 CD33 CD38 CD40 CD40L CD41 CD44 CD44v6 CD47 CD51 CD52 CD56 CD64CD70 CD71 CD74 CD80 CD81 CD86 CD95 CD117 CD125 CD132 (IL-2RG) CD133CD137 CD138 CD166 CD172A CD248 CDH6 CEACAM5 (CEA) CEACAM6 (NCA-90)CLAUDIN-3 CLAUDIN-4 cMet Collagen Cripto CSFR CSFR-1 CTLA-4 CTGF CXCL10CXCL13 CXCR1 CXCR2 CXCR4 CYR61 DL44 DLK1 DLL4 DPP-4 EGFR EGFRviiiEndothelin B receptor (ETBR) ENPP3 EpCAM EPHA2 EPHB2 ERBB3 F protein ofRSV FAP FGF-2 FGF8 FGFR1 FGFR2 FGFR3 FGFR4 Folate receptor GAL3ST1 G-CSFG-CSFR GD2 GITR GLUT1 GLUT4 GM-CSF GM-CSFR GP IIb/IIIa receptors Gp130GPIIB/IIIA GPNMB GRP78 HER2/neu HGF hGH HVEM Hyaluronidase ICOS IFNalphaIFNbeta IFNgamma IgE IgE Receptor (FceRI) IGF IGF1R IL1B IL1R IL2 IL11IL12 IL12p40 IL-12R, IL-12Rbeta1 IL13 IL13R IL15 IL17 IL18 IL21 IL23IL23R IL27/IL27R (wsx1) IL29 IL-31R IL31/IL31R IL2R IL4 IL4R IL6, IL6RInsulin Receptor Jagged Ligands Jagged 1 Jagged 2 LAG-3 LIF-R Lewis XLIGHT LRP4 LRRC26 MCSP Mesothelin MRP4 MUC1 Mucin-16 (MUC16, CA-125)Na/K ATPase Neutrophil elastase NGF Nicastrin Notch Receptors Notch 1Notch 2 Notch 3 Notch 4 NOV OSM-R OX-40 PAR2 PDGF-AA PDGF-BB PDGFRalphaPDGFRbeta PD-1 PD-L1 PD-L2 Phosphatidyl-serine P1GF PSCA PSMA RAAG12RAGE SLC44A4 Sphingosine 1 Phosphate STEAP1 STEAP2 TAG-72 TAPA1 TGFbetaTIGIT TIM-3 TLR2 TLR4 TLR6 TLR7 TLR8 TLR9 TMEM31 TNFalpha TNFR TNFRS12ATRAIL-R1 TRAIL-R2 Transferrin Transferrin receptor TRK-A TRK-B uPAR VAP1VCAM-1 VEGF VEGF-A VEGF-B VEGF-C VEGF-D VEGFR1 VEGFR2 VEGFR3 VISTAWISP-1 WISP-2 WISP-3

In some non-limiting embodiments, at least one of the AB of themultispecific antibody is or is derived from a sequence set forth inTable 7 in the Examples provided herein.

In some non-limiting embodiments, at least one of the AB of themultispecific antibody is or is derived from an antibody listed in Table2.

TABLE 2 Exemplary sources for ABs Antibody Trade Name (antibody name)Target Avastin ™ (bevacizumab) VEGF Lucentis ™ (ranibizumab) VEGFErbitux ™ (cetuximab) EGFR Vectibix ™ (panitumumab) EGFR Remicade ™(infliximab) TNFα Humira ™ (adalimumab) TNFα Tysabri ™ (natalizumab)Integrinα4 Simulect ™ (basiliximab) IL2R Soliris ™ (eculizumab)Complement C5 Raptiva ™ (efalizumab) CD11a Bexxar ™ (tositumomab) CD20Zevalin ™ (ibritumomab tiuxetan) CD20 Rituxan ™ (rituximab) CD20Ocerlizumab CD20 Arzerra ™ (ofatumumab) CD20 Obinutuzumab CD20 Zenapax ™(daclizumab) CD25 Adcetris ™ (brentuximab vedotin) CD30 Myelotarg ™(gemtuzumab) CD33 Mylotarg ™ (gemtuzumab ozogamicin) CD33 Campath ™(alemtuzumab) CD52 ReoPro ™ (abiciximab) Glycoprotein receptor IIb/IIIaXolair ™ (omalizumab) IgE Herceptin ™ (trastuzumab) Her2 Kadcyla ™(trastuzumab emtansine) Her2 Synagis ™ (palivizumab) F protein of RSV(ipilimumab) CTLA-4 (tremelimumab) CTLA-4 Hu5c8 CD40L (pertuzumab)Her2-neu (ertumaxomab) CD3/Her2-neu Orencia ™ (abatacept) CTLA-4(tanezumab) NGF (bavituximab) Phosphatidylserine (zalutumumab) EGFR(mapatumumab) EGFR (matuzumab) EGFR (nimotuzumab) EGFR ICR62 EGFR mAb528 EGFR CH806 EGFR MDX-447 EGFR/CD64 (edrecolomab) EpCAM RAV12 RAAG12huJ591 PSMA Enbrel ™ (etanercept) TNF-R Amevive ™ (alefacept) 1-92-LFA-3Antril ™, Kineret ™ (ankinra) IL-1Ra GC1008 TGFbeta Notch, e.g., Notch 1Jagged 1 or Jagged 2 (adecatumumab) EpCAM (figitumumab) IGF1R(tocilizumab) IL-6 receptor Stelara ™ (ustekinumab) IL-12/IL-23 Prolia ™(denosumab) RANKL

Also included in the disclosure are multispecific antibodies and/ormultispecific activatable antibodies that bind to the same epitope asthe multispecific antibodies and/or multispecific activatable antibodiesdescribed herein.

Those skilled in the art will recognize that it is possible todetermine, without undue experimentation, if a multispecific antibodyand/or a multispecific activatable antibody has the same or similarspecificity as a multispecific antibody and/or multispecific activatableantibody of the disclosure by ascertaining whether the former preventsthe latter from binding to a target. If the multispecific antibodyand/or a multispecific activatable antibody being tested competes withthe multispecific antibody and/or a multispecific activatable antibodyof the disclosure, as shown by a decrease in binding by themultispecific antibody and/or a multispecific activatable antibody ofthe disclosure, then the two multispecific antibodies and/ormultispecific activatable antibodies bind to the same, or a closelyrelated, epitope.

One embodiment for determining whether a multispecific antibody and/or amultispecific activatable antibody has the same or similar specificityas a multispecific antibody and/or a multispecific activatable antibodyof the disclosure is to pre-incubate the multispecific antibody and/or amultispecific activatable antibody of the disclosure with soluble targetwith which it is normally reactive, and then add the multispecificantibody and/or a multispecific activatable antibody being tested todetermine if the multispecific antibody and/or a multispecificactivatable antibody being tested is inhibited in its ability to bindthe target. If the multispecific antibody and/or a multispecificactivatable antibody being tested is inhibited then, in all likelihood,it has the same, or functionally equivalent, epitopic specificity as themultispecific antibody and/or a multispecific activatable antibody ofthe disclosure.

A multispecific antibody and/or a multispecific activatable antibody isgenerated, for example, using the procedures described in the Examplesprovided below. A multispecific antibody and/or a multispecificactivatable antibody can also be generated using any of a number ofart-recognized techniques for antibody production and/or purification.

Antibody fragments, such as Fv, F(ab′)₂ and Fab, for use in amultispecific antibody and/or a multispecific activatable antibody maybe prepared by cleavage of the intact protein, e.g., by protease orchemical cleavage. Alternatively, a truncated gene is designed. Forexample, a chimeric gene encoding a portion of the F(ab′)₂ fragmentwould include DNA sequences encoding the CH1 domain and hinge region ofthe H chain, followed by a translational stop codon to yield thetruncated molecule.

Expression vectors include plasmids, retroviruses, YACs, EBV derivedepisomes, and the like. A convenient vector is one that encodes afunctionally complete human CH or CL immunoglobulin sequence, withappropriate restriction sites engineered so that any VH or VL sequencecan be easily inserted and expressed. In such vectors, splicing usuallyoccurs between the splice donor site in the inserted J region and thesplice acceptor site preceding the human C region, and also at thesplice regions that occur within the human CH exons. Polyadenylation andtranscription termination occur at native chromosomal sites downstreamof the coding regions. The resulting antibody may be joined to anystrong promoter, including retroviral LTRs, e.g., SV-40 early promoter,(Okayama et al. Mol. Cell. Bio. 3:280 (1983)), Rous sarcoma virus LTR(Gorman et al. P.N.A.S. 79:6777 (1982)), and moloney murine leukemiavirus LTR (Grosschedl et al. Cell 41:885 (1985)). Also, as will beappreciated, native Ig promoters and the like may be used.

Further, multispecific antibodies and/or multispecific activatableantibodies can be generated through display type technologies,including, without limitation, phage display, retroviral display,ribosomal display, and other techniques, using techniques well known inthe art and the resulting molecules can be subjected to additionalmaturation, such as affinity maturation, as such techniques are wellknown in the art. Wright et al. Crit, Reviews in Immunol. 12125-168(1992), Hanes and Plückthun PNAS USA 94:4937-4942 (1997) (ribosomaldisplay), Parmley and Smith Gene 73:305-318 (1988) (phage display),Scott, TIBS, vol. 17:241-245 (1992), Cwirla et al. PNAS USA 87:6378-6382(1990), Russel et al. Nucl. Acids Research 21:1081-1085 (1993),Hoganboom et al. Immunol. Reviews 130:43-68 (1992), Chiswell andMcCafferty TIBTECH; 10:80-8A (1992), and U.S. Pat. No. 5,733,743.

It can be desirable to modify the multispecific antibody and/ormultispecific activatable antibody of the disclosure with respect toeffector function, so as to enhance or reduce such function to improvethe effectiveness of the antibody in treating diseases and disorders.For example, cysteine residue(s) can be introduced into the Fc region,thereby allowing interchain disulfide bond formation in this region. Thehomodimeric antibody thus generated can have improved internalizationcapability and/or increased complement-mediated cell killing andantibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC). (See Caron et al., J.Exp Med., 176: 1191-1195 (1992) and Shopes, J. Immunol., 148: 2918-2922(1992)). Alternatively, an antibody can be engineered that has dual Fcregions and can thereby have enhanced complement lysis and ADCCcapabilities. (See Stevenson et al., Anti-Cancer Drug Design, 3: 219-230(1989)). In some embodiments, Fc mutations are made to removeglycosylation sites, thereby reducing Fc function.

Multispecific Activatable Antibodies

The multispecific activatable antibodies and multispecific activatableantibody compositions provided herein contain at least a first antibodyor antibody fragment thereof (collectively referred to as AB1 throughoutthe disclosure) that specifically binds a first target and/or a firstepitope and a second antibody or antibody fragment thereof (collectivelyreferred to as AB2 throughout the disclosure) that specifically binds asecond target and/or a second epitope, wherein at least one of the AB ismodified by a masking moiety (MM). In some embodiments, each AB in amultispecific activatable antibody is modified by its own maskingmoiety.

When at least one of the AB in a multispecific activatable antibody ismodified with a MM and is in the presence of its target, specificbinding of the AB to its target is reduced or inhibited, as compared tothe specific binding of the AB not modified with an MM or the specificbinding of the parental AB to the target.

The K_(d) of the AB modified with a MM towards the target is at least 5,10, 20, 25, 40, 50, 100, 250, 500, 1,000, 2,500, 5,000, 10,000, 50,000,100,000, 500,000, 1,000,000, 5,000,000, 10,000,000, 50,000,000 orgreater, or between 5-10, 10-100, 10-1,000, 10-10,000, 10-100,000,10-1,000,000, 10-10,000,000, 100-1,000, 100-10,000, 100-100,000,100-1,000,000, 100-10,000,000, 1,000-10,000, 1,000-100,000,1,000-1,000,000, 1000-10,000,000, 10,000-100,000, 10,000-1,000,000,10,000-10,000,000, 100,000-1,000,000, or 100,000-10,000,000 timesgreater than the K_(d) of the AB not modified with an MM or of theparental AB towards the target. Conversely, the binding affinity of theAB modified with a MM towards the target is at least 5, 10, 20, 25, 40,50, 100, 250, 500, 1,000, 2,500, 5,000, 10,000, 50,000, 100,000,500,000, 1,000,000, 5,000,000, 10,000,000, 50,000,000 or greater, orbetween 5-10, 10-100, 10-1,000, 10-10,000, 10-100,000, 10-1,000,000,10-10,000,000, 100-1,000, 100-10,000, 100-100,000, 100-1,000,000,100-10,000,000, 1,000-10,000, 1,000-100,000, 1,000-1,000,000,1000-10,000,000, 10,000-100,000, 10,000-1,000,000, 10,000-10,000,000,100,000-1,000,000, or 100,000-10,000,000 times lower than the bindingaffinity of the AB not modified with an MM or of the parental AB towardsthe target.

The dissociation constant (K_(d)) of the MM towards at least one the ABin the multispecific activatable antibody is generally greater than theK_(d) of the AB towards the target. The K_(d) of the MM towards the ABcan be at least 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500, 1,000, 2,500, 5,000,10,000, 100,000, 1,000,000 or even 10,000,000 times greater than theK_(d) of the AB towards the target. Conversely, the binding affinity ofthe MM towards the AB is generally lower than the binding affinity ofthe AB towards the target. The binding affinity of MM towards the AB canbe at least 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500, 1,000, 2,500, 5,000, 10,000,100,000, 1,000,000 or even 10,000,000 times lower than the bindingaffinity of the AB towards the target.

When at least one of the AB in the multispecific activatable antibody ismodified with a MM and is in the presence of the target, specificbinding of the AB to its target is reduced or inhibited, as compared tothe specific binding of the AB not modified with an MM or the specificbinding of the parental AB to the target. When compared to the bindingof the AB not modified with an MM or the binding of the parental AB tothe target, the AB's ability to bind the target when modified with an MMcan be reduced by at least 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%,96%, 97%, 98%, 99% and even 100% for at least 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 28, 24,30, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, or 96 hours, or 5, 10, 15, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120,150, or 180 days, or 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12 months ormore when measured in vivo or in an in vitro assay.

The MM inhibits the binding of at least one of the AB in themultispecific activatable antibody to its target. The MM binds theantigen binding domain of the AB and inhibits binding of the AB to itstarget. The MM can sterically inhibit the binding of the AB to thetarget. The MM can allosterically inhibit the binding of the AB to itstarget. In these embodiments when the AB is modified or coupled to a MMand in the presence of target, there is no binding or substantially nobinding of the AB to the target, or no more than 0.001%, 0.01%, 0.1%,1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, 5%, 6%, 7%, 8%, 9%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%,or 50% binding of the AB to the target, as compared to the binding ofthe AB not modified with an MM, the parental AB, or the AB not coupledto an MM to the target, for at least 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 28, 24, 30, 36, 48,60, 72, 84, or 96 hours, or 5, 10, 15, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, 150, or 180days, or 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12 months or longer whenmeasured in vivo or in an in vitro assay.

When at least one of the AB in a multispecific activatable antibody iscoupled to or modified by a MM, the MM ‘masks’ or reduces or otherwiseinhibits the specific binding of the AB to its target. When at least oneof the AB in a multispecific activatable antibody is coupled to ormodified by a MM, such coupling or modification can effect a structuralchange that reduces or inhibits the ability of the AB to specificallybind its target.

In a multispecific activatable antibody, when at least one AB is coupledto or modified with an MM, at least a portion of the multispecificactivatable antibody can be represented by the following formulae (inorder from an amino (N) terminal region to carboxyl (C) terminal region:

(MM)-(AB)

(AB)-(MM)

(MM)-L-(AB)

(AB)-L-(MM)

where MM is a masking moiety, the AB is an antibody or antibody fragmentthereof, and the L is a linker. In many embodiments, it may be desirableto insert one or more linkers, e.g., flexible linkers, into thecomposition so as to provide for flexibility.

In certain embodiments, the MM is not a natural binding partner of theAB. In some embodiments, the MM contains no or substantially no homologyto any natural binding partner of the AB. In other embodiments the MM isno more than 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%,65%, 70%, 75%, or 80% similar to any natural binding partner of the AB.In some embodiments, the MM is no more than 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%,35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, or 80% identical to anynatural binding partner of the AB. In some embodiments, the MM is nomore than 25% identical to any natural binding partner of the AB. Insome embodiments, the MM is no more than 50% identical to any naturalbinding partner of the AB. In some embodiments, the MM is no more than20% identical to any natural binding partner of the AB. In someembodiments, the MM is no more than 10% identical to any natural bindingpartner of the AB.

In some embodiments, the multispecific activatable antibodies include anAB that is modified by an MM and also includes one or more cleavablemoieties (CM). Such multispecific activatable antibodies exhibitactivatable/switchable binding, to the AB's target. Multispecificactivatable antibodies generally include at least one antibody orantibody fragment (AB), modified by or coupled to a masking moiety (MM)and a modifiable or cleavable moiety (CM). In some embodiments, the CMcontains an amino acid sequence that serves as a substrate for aprotease of interest.

The elements of the multispecific activatable antibodies are arranged sothat each MM and CM are positioned such that in a cleaved (or relativelyactive) state and in the presence of a target, the corresponding ABbinds a target, while in an uncleaved (or relatively inactive) state inthe presence of the target, specific binding of the AB to its target, isreduced or inhibited. The specific binding of the AB to its target canbe reduced due to the inhibition or masking of the AB's ability tospecifically bind its target by the MM.

The K_(d) of each AB modified with a MM and a CM towards the target, isat least 5, 10, 20, 25, 40, 50, 100, 250, 500, 1,000, 2,500, 5,000,10,000, 50,000, 100,000, 500,000, 1,000,000, 5,000,000, 10,000,000,50,000,000 or greater, or between 5-10, 10-100, 10-1,000, 10-10,000,10-100,000, 10-1,000,000, 10-10,000,000, 100-1,000, 100-10,000,100-100,000, 100-1,000,000, 100-10,000,000, 1,000-10,000, 1,000-100,000,1,000-1,000,000, 1000-10,000,000, 10,000-100,000, 10,000-1,000,000,10,000-10,000,000, 100,000-1,000,000, or 100,000-10,000,000 timesgreater than the K_(d) of the AB not modified with an MM and a CM or ofthe parental AB towards the target. Conversely, the binding affinity ofeach AB modified with a MM and a CM towards the target, is at least 5,10, 20, 25, 40, 50, 100, 250, 500, 1,000, 2,500, 5,000, 10,000, 50,000,100,000, 500,000, 1,000,000, 5,000,000, 10,000,000, 50,000,000 orgreater, or between 5-10, 10-100, 10-1,000, 10-10,000, 10-100,000,10-1,000,000, 10-10,000,000, 100-1,000, 100-10,000, 100-100,000,100-1,000,000, 100-10,000,000, 1,000-10,000, 1,000-100,000,1,000-1,000,000, 1000-10,000,000, 10,000-100,000, 10,000-1,000,000,10,000-10,000,000, 100,000-1,000,000, or 100,000-10,000,000 times lowerthan the binding affinity of the AB not modified with an MM and a CM orof the parental AB towards the target.

When at least one AB is modified with a MM and a CM and is in thepresence of the target but not in the presence of a modifying agent (forexample a protease), specific binding of that AB to its target, isreduced or inhibited, as compared to the specific binding of the AB notmodified with an MM and a CM or the parental AB to the target. Whencompared to the binding of the parental AB or the binding of an AB notmodified with an MM and a CM to its target, the AB's ability to bind thetarget when modified with an MM and a CM can be reduced by at least 50%,60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% and even 100%for at least 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 28, 24, 30, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, or 96 hoursor 5, 10, 15, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, 150, or 180 days, or 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12 months or longer when measured in vivo or inan in vitro assay.

As used herein, the term cleaved state refers to the condition of themultispecific activatable antibodies following modification of the CM bya protease. The term uncleaved state, as used herein, refers to thecondition of the multispecific activatable antibodies in the absence ofcleavage of the CM by a protease. As discussed above, the term“multispecific activatable antibodies” is used herein to refer to amultispecific activatable antibody in both its uncleaved (native) state,as well as in its cleaved state. It will be apparent to the ordinarilyskilled artisan that in some embodiments, a cleaved multispecificactivatable antibody may lack an MM due to cleavage of the CM byprotease, resulting in release of at least the MM (e.g., where the MM isnot joined to the multispecific activatable antibodies by a covalentbond (e.g., a disulfide bond between cysteine residues).

By activatable or switchable is meant that the multispecific activatableantibody exhibits a first level of binding to a target when in ainhibited, masked or uncleaved state (i.e., a first conformation), and asecond level of binding to the target, in the uninhibited, unmaskedand/or cleaved state (i.e., a second conformation), where the secondlevel of target binding is greater than the first level of binding. Ingeneral, the access of target to the corresponding AB of themultispecific activatable antibody is greater in the presence of acleaving agent capable of cleaving the CM than in the absence of such acleaving agent. Thus, when the multispecific activatable antibody is inthe uncleaved state, at least one AB is inhibited from target bindingand can be masked from target binding (i.e., the first conformation issuch the AB cannot bind the target), and in the cleaved state the AB isnot inhibited or is unmasked to target binding.

The CM and AB of the multispecific activatable antibodies are selectedso that the first AB represents a binding moiety for a first targetand/or epitope, and the CM represents a substrate for a protease that isco-localized with the target at a treatment site or diagnostic site in asubject. The multispecific activatable antibodies disclosed herein findparticular use where, for example, a protease capable of cleaving a sitein the CM is present at relatively higher levels in target-containingtissue of a treatment site or diagnostic site than in tissue ofnon-treatment sites (for example in healthy tissue).

In some embodiments, multispecific activatable antibodies provide forreduced toxicity and/or adverse side effects that could otherwise resultfrom binding of the first AB at non-treatment sites if the AB were notmasked or otherwise inhibited from binding its target.

In general, a multispecific activatable antibody can be designed byselecting at first AB of interest and constructing the remainder of theactivatable antibody so that, when conformationally constrained, the MMprovides for masking of the AB or reduction of binding of the AB to itstarget. Structural design criteria can be to be taken into account toprovide for this functional feature.

Multispecific activatable antibodies exhibiting a switchable phenotypeof a desired dynamic range for target binding in an inhibited versus anuninhibited conformation are provided. Dynamic range generally refers toa ratio of (a) a maximum detected level of a parameter under a first setof conditions to (b) a minimum detected value of that parameter under asecond set of conditions. For example, in the context of a multispecificactivatable antibody, the dynamic range refers to the ratio of (a) amaximum detected level of target protein, binding to a multispecificactivatable antibody in the presence of protease capable of cleaving theCM of the activatable antibodies to (b) a minimum detected level oftarget protein, binding to a multispecific activatable antibody in theabsence of the protease. The dynamic range of a multispecificactivatable antibody can be calculated as the ratio of the equilibriumdissociation constant of a multispecific activatable antibody cleavingagent (e.g., enzyme) treatment to the equilibrium dissociation constantof the activatable antibodies cleaving agent treatment. The greater thedynamic range of a multispecific activatable antibody, the better theswitchable phenotype of the activatable antibody. Activatable antibodieshaving relatively higher dynamic range values (e.g., greater than 1)exhibit more desirable switching phenotypes such that target proteinbinding by the activatable antibodies occurs to a greater extent (e.g.,predominantly occurs) in the presence of a cleaving agent (e.g., enzyme)capable of cleaving the CM of the activatable antibodies than in theabsence of a cleaving agent.

Multispecific activatable antibodies can be provided in a variety ofstructural configurations. Exemplary formulae for at least a portion ofa multispecific activatable antibody are provided below. It isspecifically contemplated that the N- to C-terminal order of the firstAB, the corresponding MM and CM may be reversed within an activatableantibody. It is also specifically contemplated that the CM and MM mayoverlap in amino acid sequence, e.g., such that the CM is containedwithin the MM.

For example, at least a portion of the multispecific activatableantibodies can be represented by the following formula (in order from anamino (N) terminal region to carboxyl (C) terminal region:

(MM)-(CM)-(AB)

(AB)-(CM)-(MM)

where MM is a masking moiety, CM is a cleavable moiety, and AB is afirst antibody or fragment thereof. It should be noted that although MMand CM are indicated as distinct components in the formulae above, inall exemplary embodiments (including formulae) disclosed herein it iscontemplated that the amino acid sequences of the MM and the CM couldoverlap, e.g., such that the CM is completely or partially containedwithin the MM. In addition, the formulae above provide for additionalamino acid sequences that may be positioned N-terminal or C-terminal tothe activatable antibodies elements.

In certain embodiments, the MM is not a natural binding partner of theAB. In some embodiments, the MM contains no or substantially no homologyto any natural binding partner of the AB. In other embodiments the MM isno more than 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%,65%, 70%, 75%, or 80% similar to any natural binding partner of the AB.In some embodiments, the MM is no more than 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%,35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, or 80% identical to anynatural binding partner of the AB. In some embodiments, the MM is nomore than 50% identical to any natural binding partner of the AB. Insome embodiments, the MM is no more than 25% identical to any naturalbinding partner of the AB. In some embodiments, the MM is no more than20% identical to any natural binding partner of the AB. In someembodiments, the MM is no more than 10% identical to any natural bindingpartner of the AB.

In many embodiments it may be desirable to insert one or more linkers,e.g., flexible linkers, into the multispecific activatable antibodyconstruct so as to provide for flexibility at one or more of the MM-CMjunction, the CM-AB junction, or both. For example, the AB, MM, and/orCM may not contain a sufficient number of residues (e.g., Gly, Ser, Asp,Asn, especially Gly and Ser, particularly Gly) to provide the desiredflexibility. As such, the switchable phenotype of such multispecificactivatable antibody constructs may benefit from introduction of one ormore amino acids to provide for a flexible linker. In addition, asdescribed below, where the multispecific activatable antibody isprovided as a conformationally constrained construct, a flexible linkercan be operably inserted to facilitate formation and maintenance of acyclic structure in the uncleaved multispecific activatable antibody.

For example, in certain embodiments a multispecific activatable antibodycomprises one of the following formulae (where the formula belowrepresent an amino acid sequence in either N- to C-terminal direction orC- to N-terminal direction):

(MM)-L1-(CM)-(AB)

(MM)-(CM)-L2-(AB)

(MM)-L1-(CM)-L2-(AB)

wherein MM, CM, and AB are as defined above; wherein L1 and L2 are eachindependently and optionally present or absent, are the same ordifferent flexible linkers that include at least 1 flexible amino acid(e.g., Gly). In addition, the formulae above provide for additionalamino acid sequences that may be positioned N-terminal or C-terminal tothe multispecific activatable antibodies elements. Examples include, butare not limited to, targeting moieties (e.g., a ligand for a receptor ofa cell present in a target tissue) and serum half-life extendingmoieties (e.g., polypeptides that bind serum proteins, such asimmunoglobulin (e.g., IgG) or serum albumin (e.g., human serum albumin(HAS)).

In some non-limiting embodiments, at least one of the AB in themultispecific activatable antibody is a binding partner for any targetlisted in Table 1.

In some non-limiting embodiments, at least one of the AB in themultispecific activatable antibody comprises, is or is derived from asequence set forth in Table 7 in the Examples provided herein.

In some non-limiting embodiments, at least one of the AB in themultispecific activatable antibody comprises, is or is derived from asequence set forth in Example 5 in the Examples provided herein. In somenon-limiting embodiments, at least one of the AB in the multispecificactivatable antibody comprises, is or is derived from a sequence setforth in Table 11 in the Examples provided herein.

In some non-limiting embodiments, at least one of the AB in themultispecific activatable antibody is or is derived from an antibodylisted in Table 2.

In some embodiments, the masking moiety is selected for use with aspecific antibody or antibody fragment. For example, suitable maskingmoieties for use with antibodies that bind EGFR include MMs that includethe sequence CISPRG (SEQ ID NO: 75). By way of non-limiting examples,the MM can include a sequence such as CISPRGC (SEQ ID NO: 339), CISPRGCG(SEQ ID NO: 76); CISPRGCPDGPYVMY (SEQ ID NO: 77); CISPRGCPDGPYVM (SEQ IDNO: 78), CISPRGCEPGTYVPT (SEQ ID NO: 79) and CISPRGCPGQIWHPP (SEQ ID NO:80). Other suitable masking moieties include any of the EGFR-specificmasks disclosed in PCT Publication No. WO 2010/081173, such as, by wayof non-limiting example, GSHCLIPINMGAPSC (SEQ ID NO: 81);CISPRGCGGSSASQSGQGSHCLIPINMGAPSC (SEQ ID NO: 82); CNHHYFYTCGCISPRGCPG(SEQ ID NO: 83); ADHVFWGSYGCISPRGCPG (SEQ ID NO: 84);CHHVYWGHCGCISPRGCPG (SEQ ID NO: 85); CPHFTTTSCGCISPRGCPG (SEQ ID NO:86); CNHHYHYYCGCISPRGCPG (SEQ ID NO: 87); CPHVSFGSCGCISPRGCPG (SEQ IDNO: 88); CPYYTLSYCGCISPRGCPG (SEQ ID NO: 89); CNHVYFGTCGCISPRGCPG (SEQID NO: 90); CNHFTLTTCGCISPRGCPG (SEQ ID NO: 91); CHHFTLTTCGCISPRGCPG(SEQ ID NO: 92); YNPCATPMCCISPRGCPG (SEQ ID NO: 93); CNHHYFYTCGCISPRGCG(SEQ ID NO: 94); CNHHYHYYCGCISPRGCG (SEQ ID NO: 95); CNHVYFGTCGCISPRGCG(SEQ ID NO: 96); CHHVYWGHCGCISPRGCG (SEQ ID NO: 97); CPHFTTTSCGCISPRGCG(SEQ ID NO: 98); CNHFTLTTCGCISPRGCG (SEQ ID NO: 99); CHHFTLTTCGCISPRGCG(SEQ ID NO: 100); CPYYTLSYCGCISPRGCG (SEQ ID NO: 101);CPHVSFGSCGCISPRGCG (SEQ ID NO: 102); ADHVFWGSYGCISPRGCG (SEQ ID NO:103); YNPCATPMCCISPRGCG (SEQ ID NO: 104); CHHVYWGHCGCISPRGCG (SEQ ID NO:105); C(N/P)H(H/V/F)(Y/T)(F/W/T/L)(Y/G/T/S)(T/S/Y/H)CGCISPRGCG (SEQ IDNO: 106); CISPRGCGQPIPSVK (SEQ ID NO: 107); CISPRGCTQPYHVSR (SEQ ID NO:108); and/or CISPRGCNAVSGLGS (SEQ ID NO: 109).

Suitable masking moieties for use with antibodies that bind a Jaggedtarget, e.g., Jagged 1 and/or Jagged 2, include, by way of non-limitingexample, masking moieties that include a sequence such asQGQSGQCNIWLVGGDCRGWQG (SEQ ID NO: 338); QGQSGQGQQQWCNIWINGGDCRGWNG (SEQID NO: 110); PWCMQRQDFLRCPQP (SEQ ID NO: 111); QLGLPAYMCTFECLR (SEQ IDNO: 112); CNLWVSGGDCGGLQG (SEQ ID NO: 113); SCSLWTSGSCLPHSP (SEQ ID NO:114); YCLQLPHYMQAMCGR (SEQ ID NO: 115); CFLYSCTDVSYWNNT (SEQ ID NO:116); PWCMQRQDYLRCPQP (SEQ ID NO: 117); CNLWISGGDCRGLAG (SEQ ID NO:118); CNLWVSGGDCRGVQG (SEQ ID NO: 119); CNLWVSGGDCRGLRG (SEQ ID NO:120); CNLWISGGDCRGLPG (SEQ ID NO: 121); CNLWVSGGDCRDAPW (SEQ ID NO:122); CNLWVSGGDCRDLLG (SEQ ID NO: 123); CNLWVSGGDCRGLQG (SEQ ID NO:124); CNLWLHGGDCRGWQG (SEQ ID NO: 125); CNIWLVGGDCRGWQG (SEQ ID NO:126); CTTWFCGGDCGVMRG (SEQ ID NO: 127); CNIWGPSVDCGALLG (SEQ ID NO:128); CNIWVNGGDCRSFEG (SEQ ID NO: 129); YCLNLPRYMQDMCWA (SEQ ID NO:130); YCLALPHYMQADCAR (SEQ ID NO: 131); CFLYSCGDVSYWGSA (SEQ ID NO:132); CYLYSCTDSAFWNNR (SEQ ID NO: 133); CYLYSCNDVSYWSNT (SEQ ID NO:134); CFLYSCTDVSYW (SEQ ID NO: 135); CFLYSCTDVAYWNSA (SEQ ID NO: 136);CFLYSCTDVSYWGDT (SEQ ID NO: 137); CFLYSCTDVSYWGNS (SEQ ID NO: 138);CFLYSCTDVAYWNNT (SEQ ID NO: 139); CFLYSCGDVSYWGNPGLS (SEQ ID NO: 140);CFLYSCTDVAYWSGL (SEQ ID NO: 141); CYLYSCTDGSYWNST (SEQ ID NO: 142);CFLYSCSDVSYWGNI (SEQ ID NO: 143); CFLYSCTDVAYW (SEQ ID NO: 144);CFLYSCTDVSYWGST (SEQ ID NO: 145); CFLYSCTDVAYWGDT (SEQ ID NO: 146);GCNIWLNGGDCRGWVDPLQG (SEQ ID NO: 147); GCNIWLVGGDCRGWIGDTNG (SEQ ID NO:148); GCNIWLVGGDCRGWIEDSNG (SEQ ID NO: 149); GCNIWANGGDCRGWIDNIDG (SEQID NO: 150); GCNIWLVGGDCRGWLGEAVG (SEQ ID NO: 151); GCNIWLVGGDCRGWLEEAVG(SEQ ID NO: 152); GGPALCNIWLNGGDCRGWSG (SEQ ID NO: 153);GAPVFCNIWLNGGDCRGWMG (SEQ ID NO: 154); GQQQWCNIWINGGDCRGWNG (SEQ ID NO:155); GKSEFCNIWLNGGDCRGWIG (SEQ ID NO: 156); GTPGGCNIWANGGDCRGWEG (SEQID NO: 157); GASQYCNLWINGGDCRGWRG (SEQ ID NO: 158); GCNIWLVGGDCRPWVEGG(SEQ ID NO: 159); GCNIWAVGGDCRPFVDGG (SEQ ID NO: 160);GCNIWLNGGDCRAWVDTG (SEQ ID NO: 161); GCNIWIVGGDCRPFINDG (SEQ ID NO:162); GCNIWLNGGDCRPVVFGG (SEQ ID NO: 163); GCNIWLSGGDCRMFMNEG (SEQ IDNO: 164); GCNIWVNGGDCRSFVYSG (SEQ ID NO: 165); GCNIWLNGGDCRGWEASG (SEQID NO: 166); GCNIWAHGGDCRGFIEPG (SEQ ID NO: 167); GCNIWLNGGDCRTFVASG(SEQ ID NO: 168); GCNIWAHGGDCRGFIEPG (SEQ ID NO: 169);GFLENCNIWLNGGDCRTG (SEQ ID NO: 170); GIYENCNIWLNGGDCRMG (SEQ ID NO:171); and/or GIPDNCNIWINGGDCRYG (SEQ ID NO: 172).

Suitable masking moieties for use with antibodies that bind aninterleukin 6 target, e.g., interleukin 6 receptor (IL-6R), include, byway of non-limiting example, masking moieties that include a sequencesuch as QGQSGQYGSCSWNYVHIFMDC (SEQ ID NO: 174); QGQSGQGDFDIPFPAHWVPIT(SEQ ID NO: 175); QGQSGQMGVPAGCVWNYAHIFMDC (SEQ ID NO: 176);YRSCNWNYVSIFLDC (SEQ ID NO: 177); PGAFDIPFPAHWVPNT (SEQ ID NO: 178);ESSCVWNYVHIYMDC (SEQ ID NO: 179); YPGCKWNYDRIFLDC (SEQ ID NO: 180);YRTCSWNYVGIFLDC (SEQ ID NO: 181); YGSCSWNYVHIFMDC (SEQ ID NO: 182);YGSCSWNYVHIFLDC (SEQ ID NO: 183); YGSCNWNYVHIFLDC (SEQ ID NO: 184);YTSCNWNYVHIFMDC (SEQ ID NO: 185); YPGCKWNYDRIFLDC (SEQ ID NO: 186);WRSCNWNYAHIFLDC (SEQ ID NO: 187); WSNCHWNYVHIFLDC (SEQ ID NO: 188);DRSCTWNYVRISYDC (SEQ ID NO: 189); SGSCKWDYVHIFLDC (SEQ ID NO: 190);SRSCIWNYAHIHLDC (SEQ ID NO: 191); SMSCYWQYERIFLDC (SEQ ID NO: 192);YRSCNWNYVSIFLDC (SEQ ID NO: 193); YGSCSWNYVHIFMDC (SEQ ID NO: 194);SGSCKWDYVHIFLDC (SEQ ID NO: 195); YKSCHWDYVHIFLDC (SEQ ID NO: 196);YGSCTWNYVHIFMEC (SEQ ID NO: 197); FSSCNWNYVHIFLDC (SEQ ID NO: 198);WRSCNWNYAHIFLDC (SEQ ID NO: 199); YGSCQWNYVHIFLDC (SEQ ID NO: 200);YRSCNWNYVHIFLDC (SEQ ID NO: 201); NMSCHWDYVHIFLDC (SEQ ID NO: 202);FGPCTWNYARISWDC (SEQ ID NO: 203); XXsCXWXYvhIfXdC (SEQ ID NO: 204);MGVPAGCVWNYAHIFMDC (SEQ ID NO: 205); RDTGGQCRWDYVHIFMDC (SEQ ID NO:206); AGVPAGCTWNYVHIFMEC (SEQ ID NO: 207); VGVPNGCVWNYAHIFMEC (SEQ IDNO: 208); DGGPAGCSWNYVHIFMEC (SEQ ID NO: 209); AVGPAGCWWNYVHIFMEC (SEQID NO: 210); CTWNYVHIFMDCGEGEGP (SEQ ID NO: 211); GGVPEGCTWNYAHIFMEC(SEQ ID NO: 212); AEVPAGCWWNYVHIFMEC (SEQ ID NO: 213);AGVPAGCTWNYVHIFMEC (SEQ ID NO: 214); SGASGGCKWNYVHIFMDC (SEQ ID NO:215); MGVPAGCVWNYAHIFMDC (SEQ ID NO: 216); TPGCRWNYVHIFMECEAL (SEQ IDNO: 217); VGVPNGCVWNYAHIFMEC (SEQ ID NO: 218); PGAFDIPFPAHWVPNT (SEQ IDNO: 219); RGACDIPFPAHWIPNT (SEQ ID NO: 220); QGDFDIPFPAHWVPIT (SEQ IDNO: 221); XGafDIPFPAHWvPnT (SEQ ID NO: 222); RGDGNDSDIPFPAHWVPRT (SEQ IDNO: 223); SGVGRDRDIPFPAHWVPRT (SEQ ID NO: 224); WAGGNDCDIPFPAHWIPNT (SEQID NO: 225); WGDGMDVDIPFPAHWVPVT (SEQ ID NO: 226); AGSGNDSDIPFPAHWVPRT(SEQ ID NO: 227); ESRSGYADIPFPAHWVPRT (SEQ ID NO: 228); and/orRECGRCGDIPFPAHWVPRT (SEQ ID NO: 173).

In some embodiments, the cleavable moiety (CM) of the multispecificactivatable antibody includes an amino acid sequence that can serve as asubstrate for a protease, usually an extracellular protease. The CM maybe selected based on a protease that is co-localized in tissue with thedesired target of at least one AB of the multispecific activatableantibody. A variety of different conditions are known in which a targetof interest is co-localized with a protease, where the substrate of theprotease is known in the art. In the example of cancer, the targettissue can be a cancerous tissue, particularly cancerous tissue of asolid tumor. There are reports in the literature of increased levels ofproteases having known substrates in a number of cancers, e.g., solidtumors. See, e.g., La Rocca et al, (2004) British J. of Cancer 90(7):1414-1421. Non-liming examples of disease include: all types of cancers(breast, lung, colorectal, prostate, melanomas, head and neck,pancreatic, etc.), rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disuse, SLE,cardiovascular damage, ischemia, etc. For example, indications wouldinclude leukemias, including T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia(T-ALL), lymphoblastic diseases including multiple myeloma, and solidtumors, including lung, colorectal, prostate, pancreatic and breast,including triple negative breast cancer. For example, indicationsinclude bone disease or metastasis in cancer, regardless of primarytumor origin; breast cancer, including by way of non-limiting example,ER/PR+ breast cancer, Her2+ breast cancer, triple-negative breastcancer; colorectal cancer; endometrial cancer; gastric cancer;glioblastoma; head and neck cancer, such as esophageal cancer; lungcancer, such as by way of non-limiting example, non-small cell lungcancer; multiple myeloma ovarian cancer; pancreatic cancer; prostatecancer; sarcoma, such as osteosarcoma; renal cancer, such as by way ofnonlimiting example, renal cell carcinoma; and/or skin cancer, such asby way of nonlimiting example, squamous cell cancer, basal cellcarcinoma, or melanoma. In some embodiments, the cancer is a squamouscell cancer. In some embodiments, the cancer is a skin squamous cellcarcinoma. In some embodiments, the cancer is an esophageal squamouscell carcinoma. In some embodiments, the cancer is a head and necksquamous cell carcinoma. In some embodiments, the cancer is a lungsquamous cell carcinoma.

The CM is specifically cleaved by an enzyme at a rate of about0.001-1500×10⁴ M⁻¹S⁻¹ or at least 0.001, 0.005, 0.01, 0.05, 0.1, 0.5, 1,2.5, 5, 7.5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150, 200, 250, 500, 750,1000, 1250, or 1500× 10⁴ M⁻¹S⁻¹.

For specific cleavage by an enzyme, contact between the enzyme and CM ismade. When the multispecific activatable antibody comprising at least afirst AB coupled to a MM and a CM is in the presence of target andsufficient enzyme activity, the CM can be cleaved. Sufficient enzymeactivity can refer to the ability of the enzyme to make contact with theCM and effect cleavage. It can readily be envisioned that an enzyme maybe in the vicinity of the CM but unable to cleave because of othercellular factors or protein modification of the enzyme.

Exemplary substrates include but are not limited to substrates cleavableby one or more of the following enzymes or proteases in Table 3:

TABLE 3 Exemplary Proteases and/or Enzymes ADAMS, Cysteine Serineproteases, ADAMTS, e.g. proteinases, e.g., e.g., ADAM8 Cruzipainactivated protein C ADAM9 Legumain Cathepsin A ADAM10 Otubain-2Cathepsin G ADAM12 KLKs, e.g., Chymase ADAM15 KLK4 coagulation factorADAM17/TACE KLK5 proteases (e.g., FVIIa, ADAMDEC1 KLK6 FIXa, FXa, FXIa,ADAMTS1 KLK7 FXIIa) ADAMTS4 KLK8 Elastase ADAMTS5 KLK10 Granzyme BAspartate KLK11 Guanidinobenzoatase proteases, e.g., KLK13 HtrA1 BACEKLK14 Human Neutrophil Renin Metallo Elastase Aspartic proteinases,e.g., Lactoferrin cathepsins, e.g., Meprin Marapsin Cathepsin DNeprilysin NS3/4A Cathepsin E PSMA PACE4 Caspases, e.g., BMP-1 PlasminCaspase 1 MMPs, e.g., PSA Caspase 2 MMP1 tPA Caspase 3 MMP2 ThrombinCaspase 4 MMP3 Tryptase Caspase 5 MMP7 uPA Caspase 6 MMP8 Type IICaspase 7 MMP9 Transmembrane Caspase 8 MMP10 Serine Proteases Caspase 9MMP11 (TTSPs), e.g., Caspase 10 MMP12 DESC1 Caspase 14 MMP13 DPP-4Cysteine MMP14 FAP cathepsins, e.g., MMP15 Hepsin Cathepsin B MMP16Matriptase-2 Cathepsin C MMP17 MT-SP1/Matriptase Cathepsin K MMP19TMPRSS2 Cathepsin L MMP20 TMPRSS3 Cathepsin S MMP23 TMPRSS4 CathepsinV/L2 MMP24 Cathepsin X/Z/P MMP26 MMP27

For example, in some embodiments, the substrate is cleavable by one ormore of the following enzymes or proteases: uPA, legumain, MT-SP1,ADAM17, BMP-1, TMPRSS3, TMPRSS4, MMP-9, MMP-12, MMP-13, and/or MMP-14.In some embodiments, the protease is selected from the group of uPA,legumain, and MT-SP1. In some embodiments, the protease is a matrixmetalloproteinase. In some embodiments, the protease comprises uPA. Insome embodiments, the protease comprises legumain. In some embodiments,the protease comprises MT-SP1.

In some embodiments, the CM is selected for use with a specificprotease. In some embodiments, the CM is a substrate for at least oneprotease selected from the group consisting of an ADAM 17, a BMP-1, acysteine protease such as a cathepsin, a HtrA1, a legumain, a matriptase(MT-SP1), a matrix metalloprotease (MMP), a neutrophil elastase, aTMPRSS, such as TMPRSS3 or TMPRSS4, a thrombin, and a u-type plasminogenactivator (uPA, also referred to as urokinase).

In some embodiments, the CM is a substrate for an ADAM17. In someembodiments, the CM is a substrate for a BMP-1. In some embodiments, theCM is a substrate for a cathepsin. In some embodiments, the CM is asubstrate for a cysteine protease. In some embodiments, the CM is asubstrate for a HtrA1. In some embodiments, the CM is a substrate for alegumain. In some embodiments, the CM is a substrate for a MT-SP1. Insome embodiments, the CM is a substrate for a MMP. In some embodiments,the CM is a substrate for a neutrophil elastase. In some embodiments,the CM is a substrate for a thrombin. In some embodiments, the CM is asubstrate for a TMPRSS. In some embodiments, the CM is a substrate forTMPRSS3. In some embodiments, the CM is a substrate for TMPRSS4. In someembodiments, the CM is a substrate for uPA.

In some embodiments, the cleavable moiety is selected for use with aspecific protease, for example a protease that is known to beco-localized with the target of the activatable antibody. For example,suitable cleavable moieties for use in the activatable antibodies of thedisclosure include the sequence TGRGPSWV (SEQ ID NO: 27); SARGPSRW (SEQID NO: 28); TARGPSFK (SEQ ID NO: 29); LSGRSDNH (SEQ ID NO: 26); GGWHTGRN(SEQ ID NO: 30); HTGRSGAL (SEQ ID NO: 31); PLTGRSGG (SEQ ID NO: 32);AARGPAIH (SEQ ID NO: 33); RGPAFNPM (SEQ ID NO: 34); SSRGPAYL (SEQ ID NO:35); RGPATPIM (SEQ ID NO: 36); RGPA (SEQ ID NO: 37); GGQPSGMWGW (SEQ IDNO: 38); FPRPLGITGL (SEQ ID NO: 39); VHMPLGFLGP (SEQ ID NO: 40);SPLTGRSG (SEQ ID NO: 41); SAGFSLPA (SEQ ID NO: 42); LAPLGLQRR (SEQ IDNO: 43); SGGPLGVR (SEQ ID NO: 44); and/or PLGL (SEQ ID NO: 45).

In some embodiments, the CM is a substrate for at least one matrixmetalloprotease (MMP). Examples of MMPs include MMP1; MMP2; MMP3; MMP7;MMP8; MMP9; MMP10; MMP11; MMP12; MMP13; MMP14; MMP15; MMP16; MMP17;MMP19; MMP20; MMP23; MMP24; MMP26; and MMP27. In some embodiments, theCM is a substrate for MMP9, MMP14, MMP1, MMP3, MMP13, MMP17, MMP11, andMMP19. In some embodiments, the CM is a substrate for MMP7. In someembodiments, the CM is a substrate for MMP9. In some embodiments, the CMis a substrate for MMP14. In some embodiments, the CM is a substrate fortwo or more MMPs. In some embodiments, the CM is a substrate for atleast MMP9 and MMP14. In some embodiments, the CM comprises two or moresubstrates for the same MMP. In some embodiments, the CM comprises atleast two or more MMP9 substrates. In some embodiments, the CM comprisesat least two or more MMP14 substrates.

In some embodiments, the CM is a substrate for an MMP and includes thesequence ISSGLLSS (SEQ ID NO: 316); QNQALRMA (SEQ ID NO: 317); AQNLLGMV(SEQ ID NO: 318); STFPFGMF (SEQ ID NO: 319); PVGYTSSL (SEQ ID NO: 320);DWLYWPGI (SEQ ID NO: 321); MIAPVAYR (SEQ ID NO: 322); RPSPMWAY (SEQ IDNO: 21); WATPRPMR (SEQ ID NO: 323); FRLLDWQW (SEQ ID NO: 324); LKAAPRWA(SEQ ID NO: 325); GPSHLVLT (SEQ ID NO: 326); LPGGLSPW (SEQ ID NO: 327);MGLFSEAG (SEQ ID NO: 328); SPLPLRVP (SEQ ID NO: 329); RMHLRSLG (SEQ IDNO: 330); LAAPLGLL (SEQ ID NO: 331); AVGLLAPP (SEQ ID NO: 332); LLAPSHRA(SEQ ID NO: 333); PAGLWLDP (SEQ ID NO: 334); and/or ISSGLSS (SEQ ID NO:335).

In some embodiments, multispecific antibodies and/or multispecificactivatable antibodies of the disclosure may be made biosyntheticallyusing recombinant DNA technology and expression in eukaryotic orprokaryotic species. For the multispecific activatable antibodies, thecDNAs encoding the masking moiety, linker sequence (that may include acleavable moiety (CM), and antibody chain (heavy or light)) can belinked in an 5′ to 3′ (N- to C-terminal in the translated product)sequence to create the nucleic acid construct, which is expressed as themultispecific activatable antibody protein following a conventionalantibody expression process. In some embodiments, the multispecificactivatable antibody could be semi-synthetically produced by expressinga CM-antibody and then coupling the mask chemically at or near theN-terminus of the protein. In some embodiments, the multispecificactivatable antibody could be produced by expressing an antibody andthen coupling the mask and the CM chemically at or near the N-terminusof the protein such that the multispecific activatable antibody in theuncleaved state has the structural arrangement from N-terminus toC-terminus as follows: MM-CM-AB or AB-CM-MM.

Linkers suitable for use in compositions described herein are generallyones that provide flexibility of the modified AB or the multispecificactivatable antibodies to facilitate the inhibition of the binding of atleast the first AB to the target. Such linkers are generally referred toas flexible linkers. Suitable linkers can be readily selected and can beof any of a suitable of different lengths, such as from 1 amino acid(e.g., Gly) to 20 amino acids, from 2 amino acids to 15 amino acids,from 3 amino acids to 12 amino acids, including 4 amino acids to 10amino acids, 5 amino acids to 9 amino acids, 6 amino acids to 8 aminoacids, or 7 amino acids to 8 amino acids, and may be 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, or 20 amino acids inlength.

Exemplary flexible linkers include glycine polymers (G)n, glycine-serinepolymers (including, for example, (GS)n, (GSGGS)n (SEQ ID NO: 18) and(GGGS)n (SEQ ID NO: 19), where n is an integer of at least one),glycine-alanine polymers, alanine-serine polymers, and other flexiblelinkers known in the art. Glycine and glycine-serine polymers arerelatively unstructured, and therefore may be able to serve as a neutraltether between components. Glycine accesses significantly more phi-psispace than even alanine, and is much less restricted than residues withlonger side chains (see Scheraga, Rev. Computational Chem. 11173-142(1992)). Exemplary flexible linkers include, but are not limited toGly-Gly-Ser-Gly (SEQ ID NO: 20), Gly-Gly-Ser-Gly-Gly (SEQ ID NO: 21),Gly-Ser-Gly-Ser-Gly (SEQ ID NO: 22), Gly-Ser-Gly-Gly-Gly (SEQ ID NO:23), Gly-Gly-Gly-Ser-Gly (SEQ ID NO: 24), Gly-Ser-Ser-Ser-Gly (SEQ IDNO: 25), and the like. The ordinarily skilled artisan will recognizethat design of an activatable antibodies can include linkers that areall or partially flexible, such that the linker can include a flexiblelinker as well as one or more portions that confer less flexiblestructure to provide for a desired multispecific activatable antibodiesstructure.

In addition to the elements described above, the multispecificactivatable antibodies can contain additional elements such as, forexample, amino acid sequence N- or C-terminal of the multispecificactivatable antibodies. For example, multispecific activatableantibodies can include a targeting moiety to facilitate delivery to acell or tissue of interest. Multispecific activatable antibodies can beconjugated to an agent, such as a therapeutic agent, an antineoplasticagent, a toxin or fragment thereof, a detectable moiety or a diagnosticagent. Examples of agents are disclosed herein.

The multispecific activatable antibodies can also include any of theconjugated agents, linkers and other components described herein inconjunction with a multispecific antibody of the disclosure, includingby way of non-limiting example, any of the agents listed in Table 4and/or any of the linkers listed in Table 5 and/or Table 6.

Conjugated Multispecific Antibodies and Conjugated MultispecificActivatable Antibodies

The disclosure also pertains to immunoconjugates comprising amultispecific antibody and/or a multispecific activatable antibodyconjugated to a cytotoxic agent such as a toxin (e.g., an enzymaticallyactive toxin of bacterial, fungal, plant, or animal origin, or fragmentsthereof), or a radioactive isotope (i.e., a radioconjugate). Suitablecytotoxic agents include, for example, dolastatins and derivativesthereof (e.g. auristatin E, AFP, MMAD, MMAF, MMAE). For example, thecytotoxic agent is monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE). In some embodiments,the agent is monomethyl auristatin D (MMAD). In some embodiments, theagent is an agent selected from the group listed in Table 4. In someembodiments, the agent is a dolastatin. In some embodiments, the agentis an auristatin or derivative thereof. In some embodiments, the agentis auristatin E or a derivative thereof. In some embodiments, the agentis monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE). In some embodiments, the agent is amaytansinoid or maytansinoid derivative. In some embodiments, the agentis DM1 or DM4. In some embodiments, the agent is a duocarmycin orderivative thereof. In some embodiments, the agent is a calicheamicin orderivative thereof. In some embodiments, the agent is apyrrolobenzodiazepine.

Enzymatically active toxins and fragments thereof that can be usedinclude diphtheria A chain, nonbinding active fragments of diphtheriatoxin, exotoxin A chain (from Pseudomonas aeruginosa), ricin A chain,abrin A chain, modeccin A chain, alpha-sarcin, Aleurites fordiiproteins, dianthin proteins, Phytolaca americana proteins (PAPI, PAPII,and PAP-S), momordica charantia inhibitor, curcin, crotin, sapaonariaofficinalis inhibitor, gelonin, mitogellin, restrictocin, phenomycin,enomycin, and the tricothecenes. A variety of radionuclides areavailable for the production of radioconjugated antibodies. Examplesinclude ²¹²Bi, ⁶⁴Cu, ¹²⁵I, ¹³¹I, ¹³¹In, ^(99m)Tc, ⁹⁰Y, ¹⁸⁶Re, and ⁸⁹Zr.

Conjugates of the antibody and cytotoxic agent are made using a varietyof bifunctional protein-coupling agents such asN-succinimidyl-3-(2-pyridyldithiol) propionate (SPDP), iminothiolane(IT), bifunctional derivatives of imidoesters (such as dimethyladipimidate HCL), active esters (such as disuccinimidyl suberate),aldehydes (such as glutaraldehyde), bis-azido compounds (such as bis(p-azidobenzoyl) hexanediamine), bis-diazonium derivatives (such asbis-(p-diazoniumbenzoyl)-ethylenediamine), diisocyanates (such astolyene 2,6-diisocyanate), and bis-active fluorine compounds (such as1,5-difluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene). For example, a ricin immunotoxin canbe prepared as described in Vitetta et al., Science 238: 1098 (1987).Carbon-14-labeled 1-isothiocyanatobenzyl-3-methyldiethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (MX-DTPA) is an exemplary chelating agent forconjugation of radionucleotide to the antibody. (See WO94/11026).

Table 4 lists some of the exemplary pharmaceutical agents that may beemployed in the herein described disclosure but in no way is meant to bean exhaustive list.

TABLE 4 Exemplary Pharmaceutical Agents for Conjugation CYTOTOXIC AGENTSAuristatins Auristatin E Monomethyl auristatin D (MMAD) Monomethylauristatin E (MMAE) Desmethyl auristatin E (DMAE) Auristatin FMonomethyl auristatin F (MMAF) Desmethyl auristatin F (DMAF) Auristatinderivatives, e.g., amides thereof Auristatin tyramine Auristatinquinolone Dolastatins Dolastatin derivatives Dolastatin 16 DmJDolastatin 16 Dpv Maytansinoids, e.g. DM-1; DM-4 Maytansinoidderivatives Duocarmycin Duocarmycin derivatives Alpha-amanitinAnthracyclines Doxorubicin Daunorubicin Bryostatins CamptothecinCamptothecin derivatives 7-substituted Camptothecin10,11-Difluoromethylenedioxycamptothecin CombretastatinsDebromoaplysiatoxin Kahalalide-F Discodermolide EcteinascidinsTurbostatin Phenstatins Hydroxyphenstatin Spongistatin 5 Spongistatin 7Halistatin 1 Halistatin 2 Halistatin 3 Modified BryostatinsHalocomstatins Pyrrolobenzimidazoles (PBI) Cibrostatin6 DoxaliformAnthracyclins analogues Cemadotin analogue (CemCH2-SH) Pseudomonas toxinA (PE38) variant Pseudomonas toxin A (ZZ-PE38) variant ZJ-101 OSW-14-Nitrobenzyloxycarbonyl Derivatives of O6-Benzylguanine Topoisomeraseinhibitors Hemiasterlin Cephalotaxine HomoharringtoninePyrrolobenzodiazepine dimers (PBDs) Functionalizedpyrrolobenzodiazepenes Calicheamicins Podophyllotoxins Taxanes Vincaalkaloids ANTIVIRALS Acyclovir Vira A Symmetrel ANTIFUNGALS NystatinADDITIONAL ANTI-NEOPLASTICS Adriamycin Cerubidine Bleomycin AlkeranVelban Oncovin Fluorouracil Methotrexate Thiotepa Bisantrene NovantroneThioguanine Procarabizine Cytarabine ANTI-BACTERIALS AminoglycosidesStreptomycin Neomycin Kanamycin Amikacin Gentamicin TobramycinStreptomycin B Spectinomycin Ampicillin Sulfanilamide PolymyxinChloramphenicol CONJUGATABLE DETECTION REAGENTS Fluorescein andderivatives thereof Fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) RADIOISOTOPES ¹²⁵I¹³¹I ⁸⁹Zr ¹¹¹In ¹²³I ¹³¹I ⁹⁹mTc ²⁰¹Tl ¹³³Xe ¹¹C ⁶²Cu ¹⁸F ⁶⁸Ga ¹³N ¹⁵O³⁸K ⁸²Rb ⁹⁹mTc (Technetium) HEAVY METALS Barium Gold PlatinumANTI-MYCOPLASMALS Tylosine Spectinomycin

Those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that a large varietyof possible moieties can be coupled to the resultant multispecificantibodies and/or multispecific activatable antibodies of thedisclosure. (See, for example, “Conjugate Vaccines”, Contributions toMicrobiology and Immunology, J. M. Cruse and R. E. Lewis, Jr (eds),Carger Press, New York, (1989), the entire contents of which areincorporated herein by reference).

Coupling may be accomplished by any chemical reaction that will bind thetwo molecules so long as the antibody and the other moiety retain theirrespective activities. This linkage can include many chemicalmechanisms, for instance covalent binding, affinity binding,intercalation, coordinate binding and complexation. In some embodiments,the preferred binding is, however, covalent binding. Covalent bindingcan be achieved either by direct condensation of existing side chains orby the incorporation of external bridging molecules. Many bivalent orpolyvalent linking agents are useful in coupling protein molecules, suchas the antibodies of the present disclosure, to other molecules. Forexample, representative coupling agents can include organic compoundssuch as thioesters, carbodiimides, succinimide esters, diisocyanates,glutaraldehyde, diazobenzenes and hexamethylene diamines. This listingis not intended to be exhaustive of the various classes of couplingagents known in the art but, rather, is exemplary of the more commoncoupling agents. (See Killen and Lindstrom, Jour. Immun. 133:1335-2549(1984); Jansen et al., Immunological Reviews 62:185-216 (1982); andVitetta et al., Science 238:1098 (1987).

In some embodiments, in addition to the compositions and methodsprovided herein, the conjugated activatable antibody can also bemodified for site-specific conjugation through modified amino acidsequences inserted or otherwise included in the activatable antibodysequence. These modified amino acid sequences are designed to allow forcontrolled placement and/or dosage of the conjugated agent within aconjugated activatable antibody. For example, the activatable antibodycan be engineered to include cysteine substitutions at positions onlight and heavy chains that provide reactive thiol groups and do notnegatively impact protein folding and assembly, nor alter antigenbinding. In some embodiments, the activatable antibody can be engineeredto include or otherwise introduce one or more non-natural amino acidresidues within the activatable antibody to provide suitable sites forconjugation. In some embodiments, the activatable antibody can beengineered to include or otherwise introduce enzymatically activatablepeptide sequences within the activatable antibody sequence.

Suitable linkers are described in the literature. (See, for example,Ramakrishnan, S. et al., Cancer Res. 44:201-208 (1984) describing use ofMBS (M-maleimidobenzoyl-N-hydroxysuccinimide ester). See also, U.S. Pat.No. 5,030,719, describing use of halogenated acetyl hydrazide derivativecoupled to an antibody by way of an oligopeptide linker. Particularlysuitable linkers include: (i) SMPT(4-succinimidyloxycarbonyl-alpha-methyl-alpha-(2-pridyl-dithio)-toluene(Pierce Chem. Co., Cat. (21558G); (ii) SPDP (succinimidyl-6[3-(2-pyridyldithio) propionamido]hexanoate (Pierce Chem. Co., Cat#21651G); and (iii) Sulfo-LC-SPDP (sulfosuccinimidyl 6[3-(2-pyridyldithio)-propianamide]hexanoate (Pierce Chem. Co. Cat.#2165-G. Additional linkers include, but are not limited to, SMCC,sulfo-SMCC, SPDB, or sulfo-SPDB.

The linkers described above contain components that have differentattributes, thus leading to conjugates with differing physio-chemicalproperties. For example, the linker SMPT contains a sterically hindereddisulfide bond, and can form conjugates with increased stability.Disulfide linkages, are in general, less stable than other linkagesbecause the disulfide linkage is cleaved in vitro, resulting in lessconjugate available.

The reagent EDC (1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimidehydrochloride is useful to create a carboxamide starting with acarboxylic acid and a primary or secondary amine. Thus, EDC may be usedto link lysine residues in an antibody with a carboxylic acid in alinker or toxin, or to link aspartate or glutamate residues in anantibody with an amine in a linker or toxin. Such conjugation reactionsutilizing EDC may be enhanced by addition of NHS (N-hydroxysuccinimide)or sulfo-NHS (N-hydroxy-3-oxysulfonylsuccinimide). Addition of NHS orsulfo-NHS to such conjugation reactions may enhance the rate,completeness, selectivity, and/or reproducibility of the conjugationreactions.

In some embodiments, the linkers are cleavable. In some embodiments, thelinkers are non-cleavable. In some embodiments, two or more linkers arepresent. The two or more linkers are all the same, e.g., cleavable ornon-cleavable, or the two or more linkers are different, e.g., at leastone cleavable and at least one non-cleavable.

The present disclosure utilizes several methods for attaching agents toAbs of the multispecific antibodies and/or multispecific activatableantibodies: (a) attachment to the carbohydrate moieties of the AB, or(b) attachment to sulfhydryl groups of the AB, or (c) attachment toamino groups of the AB, or (d) attachment to carboxylate groups of theAB. According to the disclosure, ABs may be covalently attached to anagent through an intermediate linker having at least two reactivegroups, one to react with AB and one to react with the agent. Thelinker, which may include any compatible organic compound, can be chosensuch that the reaction with AB (or agent) does not adversely affect ABreactivity and selectivity. Furthermore, the attachment of linker toagent might not destroy the activity of the agent. Suitable linkers forreaction with oxidized antibodies or oxidized antibody fragments includethose containing an amine selected from the group consisting of primaryamine, secondary amine, hydrazine, hydrazide, hydroxylamine,phenylhydrazine, semicarbazide and thiosemicarbazide groups. Suchreactive functional groups may exist as part of the structure of thelinker, or may be introduced by suitable chemical modification oflinkers not containing such groups.

According to the present disclosure, suitable linkers for attachment toreduced ABs of the multispecific antibodies and/or multispecificactivatable antibodies include those having certain reactive groupscapable of reaction with a sulfhydryl group of a reduced antibody orfragment. Such reactive groups include, but are not limited to: reactivehaloalkyl groups (including, for example, haloacetyl groups),p-mercuribenzoate groups and groups capable of Michael-type additionreactions (including, for example, maleimides and groups of the typedescribed by Mitra and Lawton, 1979, J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 101:3097-3110).

According to the present disclosure, suitable linkers for attachment toneither oxidized nor reduced ABs of the multispecific antibodies and/ormultispecific activatable antibodies include those having certainfunctional groups capable of reaction with the primary amino groupspresent in unmodified lysine residues in the AB. Such reactive groupsinclude, but are not limited to, NHS carboxylic or carbonic esters,sulfo-NHS carboxylic or carbonic esters, 4-nitrophenyl carboxylic orcarbonic esters, pentafluorophenyl carboxylic or carbonic esters, acylimidazoles, isocyanates, and isothiocyanates.

According to the present disclosure, suitable linkers for attachment toneither oxidized nor reduced ABs include those having certain functionalgroups capable of reaction with the carboxylic acid groups present inaspartate or glutamate residues in the AB, which have been activatedwith suitable reagents. Suitable activating reagents include EDC, withor without added NHS or sulfo-NHS, and other dehydrating agents utilizedfor carboxamide formation. In these instances, the functional groupspresent in the suitable linkers would include primary and secondaryamines, hydrazines, hydroxylamines, and hydrazides.

The agent may be attached to the linker before or after the linker isattached to the AB. In certain applications it may be desirable to firstproduce an AB-linker intermediate in which the linker is free of anassociated agent. Depending upon the particular application, a specificagent may then be covalently attached to the linker. In otherembodiments the AB is first attached to the MM, CM and associatedlinkers and then attached to the linker for conjugation purposes.

Branched Linkers:

In specific embodiments, branched linkers that have multiple sites forattachment of agents are utilized. For multiple site linkers, a singlecovalent attachment to an AB would result in an AB-linker intermediatecapable of binding an agent at a number of sites. The sites may bealdehyde or sulfhydryl groups or any chemical site to which agents canbe attached.

Alternatively, higher specific activity (or higher ratio of agents toAB) can be achieved by attachment of a single site linker at a pluralityof sites on the AB. This plurality of sites may be introduced into theAB by either of two methods. First, one may generate multiple aldehydegroups and/or sulfhydryl groups in the same AB. Second, one may attachto an aldehyde or sulfhydryl of the AB a “branched linker” havingmultiple functional sites for subsequent attachment to linkers. Thefunctional sites of the branched linker or multiple site linker may bealdehyde or sulfhydryl groups, or may be any chemical site to whichlinkers may be attached. Still higher specific activities may beobtained by combining these two approaches, that is, attaching multiplesite linkers at several sites on the AB.

Cleavable Linkers:

Peptide linkers that are susceptible to cleavage by enzymes of thecomplement system, such as but not limited to urokinase, tissueplasminogen activator, trypsin, plasmin, or another enzyme havingproteolytic activity may be used in one embodiment of the presentdisclosure. According to one method of the present disclosure, an agentis attached via a linker susceptible to cleavage by complement. Theantibody is selected from a class that can activate complement. Theantibody-agent conjugate, thus, activates the complement cascade andreleases the agent at the target site. According to another method ofthe present disclosure, an agent is attached via a linker susceptible tocleavage by enzymes having a proteolytic activity such as a urokinase, atissue plasminogen activator, plasmin, or trypsin. These cleavablelinkers are useful in conjugated activatable antibodies that include anextracellular toxin, e.g., by way of non-limiting example, any of theextracellular toxins shown in Table 4.

Non-liming examples of cleavable linker sequences are provided in Table5.

TABLE 5 Exemplary Linker Sequences for ConjugationTypes of Cleavable Sequences Amino Acid SequencePlasmin cleavable sequences Pro-urokinase PRFKIIGG (SEQ ID NO: 47)PRFRIIGG (SEQ ID NO: 48) TGFβ SSRHRRALD (SEQ ID NO: 49) PlasminogenRKSSIIIRMRDVVL (SEQ ID NO: 50) StaphylokinaseSSSFDKGKYKKGDDA (SEQ ID NO: 51) SSSFDKGKYKRGDDA (SEQ ID NO: 52)Factor Xa cleavable sequences IEGR (SEQ ID NO: 53) IDGR (SEQ ID NO: 54)GGSIDGR (SEQ ID NO: 55) MMP cleavable sequences Gelatinase APLGLWA (SEQ ID NO: 56) Collagenase cleavable sequencesCalf skin collagen  GPQGIAGQ (SEQ ID NO: 57) (α1(I) chain)Calf skin collagen  GPQGLLGA (SEQ ID NO: 58) (α2(I) chain)Bovine cartilage GIAGQ (SEQ ID NO: 59) collagen (α1(II) chain)Human liver collagen  GPLGIAGI (SEQ ID NO: 60) (α1(III) chain) Human α₂MGPEGLRVG (SEQ ID NO: 61) Human PZP YGAGLGVV (SEQ ID NO: 62)AGLGVVER (SEQ ID NO: 63) AGLGISST (SEQ ID NO: 64) Rat α₁MEPQALAMS (SEQ ID NO: 65) QALAMSAI (SEQ ID NO: 66) Rat α₂MAAYHLVSQ (SEQ ID NO: 67) MDAFLESS (SEQ ID NO: 68) Rat α₁I₃(2J)ESLPVVAV (SEQ ID NO: 69) Rat α₁I₃(27J) SAPAVESE (SEQ ID NO: 70)Human fibroblast collagenase DVAQFVLT (SEQ ID NO: 71)(autolytic cleavages) VAQFVLTE (SEQ ID NO: 72) AQFVLTEG (SEQ ID NO: 73)PVQPIGPQ (SEQ ID NO: 74)

In addition, agents may be attached via disulfide bonds (for example,the disulfide bonds on a cysteine molecule) to the AB. Since many tumorsnaturally release high levels of glutathione (a reducing agent) this canreduce the disulfide bonds with subsequent release of the agent at thesite of delivery. In certain specific embodiments the reducing agentthat would modify a CM would also modify the linker of the conjugatedactivatable antibody.

Spacers and Cleavable Elements:

In still another embodiment, it may be necessary to construct the linkerin such a way as to optimize the spacing between the agent and the AB ofthe activatable antibody. This may be accomplished by use of a linker ofthe general structure:

W-(CH₂)n-Q

whereinW is either —NH—CH₂— or —CH₂—;Q is an amino acid, peptide; andn is an integer from 0 to 20.

In still other embodiments, the linker may comprise a spacer element anda cleavable element. The spacer element serves to position the cleavableelement away from the core of the AB such that the cleavable element ismore accessible to the enzyme responsible for cleavage. Certain of thebranched linkers described above may serve as spacer elements.

Throughout this discussion, it should be understood that the attachmentof linker to agent (or of spacer element to cleavable element, orcleavable element to agent) need not be particular mode of attachment orreaction. Any reaction providing a product of suitable stability andbiological compatibility is acceptable.

Serum Complement and Selection of Linkers:

According to one method of the present disclosure, when release of anagent is desired, an AB that is an antibody of a class that can activatecomplement is used. The resulting conjugate retains both the ability tobind antigen and activate the complement cascade. Thus, according tothis embodiment of the present disclosure, an agent is joined to one endof the cleavable linker or cleavable element and the other end of thelinker group is attached to a specific site on the AB. For example, ifthe agent has an hydroxy group or an amino group, it may be attached tothe carboxy terminus of a peptide, amino acid or other suitably chosenlinker via an ester or amide bond, respectively. For example, suchagents may be attached to the linker peptide via a carbodimide reaction.If the agent contains functional groups that would interfere withattachment to the linker, these interfering functional groups can beblocked before attachment and deblocked once the product conjugate orintermediate is made. The opposite or amino terminus of the linker isthen used either directly or after further modification for binding toan AB that is capable of activating complement.

Linkers (or spacer elements of linkers) may be of any desired length,one end of which can be covalently attached to specific sites on the ABof the activatable antibody. The other end of the linker or spacerelement may be attached to an amino acid or peptide linker.

Thus when these conjugates bind to antigen in the presence of complementthe amide or ester bond that attaches the agent to the linker will becleaved, resulting in release of the agent in its active form. Theseconjugates, when administered to a subject, will accomplish delivery andrelease of the agent at the target site, and are particularly effectivefor the in vivo delivery of pharmaceutical agents, antibiotics,antimetabolites, antiproliferative agents and the like as presented inbut not limited to those in Table 4.

Linkers for Release without Complement Activation:

In yet another application of targeted delivery, release of the agentwithout complement activation is desired since activation of thecomplement cascade will ultimately lyse the target cell. Hence, thisapproach is useful when delivery and release of the agent should beaccomplished without killing the target cell. Such is the goal whendelivery of cell mediators such as hormones, enzymes, corticosteroids,neurotransmitters, genes or enzymes to target cells is desired. Theseconjugates may be prepared by attaching the agent to an AB that is notcapable of activating complement via a linker that is mildly susceptibleto cleavage by serum proteases. When this conjugate is administered toan individual, antigen-antibody complexes will form quickly whereascleavage of the agent will occur slowly, thus resulting in release ofthe compound at the target site.

Biochemical Cross Linkers:

In other embodiments, the activatable antibody may be conjugated to oneor more therapeutic agents using certain biochemical cross-linkers.Cross-linking reagents form molecular bridges that tie togetherfunctional groups of two different molecules. To link two differentproteins in a step-wise manner, hetero-bifunctional cross-linkers can beused that eliminate unwanted homopolymer formation.

Peptidyl linkers cleavable by lysosomal proteases are also useful, forexample, Val-Cit, Val-Ala or other dipeptides. In addition, acid-labilelinkers cleavable in the low-pH environment of the lysosome may be used,for example: bis-sialyl ether. Other suitable linkers includecathepsin-labile substrates, particularly those that show optimalfunction at an acidic pH.

Exemplary hetero-bifunctional cross-linkers are referenced in Table 6.

TABLE 6 Exemplary Hetero-Bifunctional Cross Linkers HETERO-BIFUNCTIONALCROSS-LINKERS Spacer Arm Length after cross-linking Linker ReactiveToward Advantages and Applications (Angstroms) SMPT Primary aminesGreater stability 11.2 Å Sulfhydryls SPDP Primary amines Thiolation  6.8Å Sulfhydryls Cleavable cross-linking LC-SPDP Primary amines Extendedspacer arm 15.6 Å Sulfhydryls Sulfo-LC-SPDP Primary amines Extenderspacer arm 15.6 Å Sulfhydryls Water-soluble SMCC Primary amines Stablemaleimide reactive group 11.6 Å Sulfhydryls Enzyme-antibody conjugationHapten-carrier protein conjugation Sulfo-SMCC Primary amines Stablemaleimide reactive group 11.6 Å Sulfhydryls Water-solubleEnzyme-antibody conjugation MBS Primary amines Enzyme-antibodyconjugation  9.9 Å Sulfhydryls Hapten-carrier protein conjugationSulfo-MBS Primary amines Water-soluble  9.9 Å Sulfhydryls SIAB Primaryamines Enzyme-antibody conjugation 10.6 Å Sulfhydryls Sulfo-SIAB Primaryamines Water-soluble 10.6 Å Sulfhydryls SMPB Primary amines Extendedspacer arm 14.5 Å Sulfhydryls Enzyme-antibody conjugation Sulfo-SMPBPrimary amines Extended spacer arm 14.5 Å Sulfhydryls Water-solubleEDE/Sulfo-NHS Primary amines Hapten-Carrier conjugation 0 Carboxylgroups ABH Carbohydrates Reacts with sugar groups 11.9 Å Nonselective

Non-Cleavable Linkers or Direct Attachment:

In still other embodiments of the disclosure, the conjugate may bedesigned so that the agent is delivered to the target but not released.This may be accomplished by attaching an agent to an AB either directlyor via a non-cleavable linker.

These non-cleavable linkers may include amino acids, peptides, D-aminoacids or other organic compounds that may be modified to includefunctional groups that can subsequently be utilized in attachment to ABsby the methods described herein. A-general formula for such an organiclinker could be

W-(CH₂)n-Q

whereinW is either —NH—CH₂— or —CH₂—;Q is an amino acid, peptide; andn is an integer from 0 to 20.

Non-Cleavable Conjugates:

Alternatively, a compound may be attached to ABs that do not activatecomplement. When using ABs that are incapable of complement activation,this attachment may be accomplished using linkers that are susceptibleto cleavage by activated complement or using linkers that are notsusceptible to cleavage by activated complement.

The antibodies disclosed herein can also be formulated asimmunoliposomes. Liposomes containing the antibody are prepared bymethods known in the art, such as described in Epstein et al., Proc.Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 82: 3688 (1985); Hwang et al., Proc. Natl Acad.Sci. USA, 77: 4030 (1980); and U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,485,045 and 4,544,545.Liposomes with enhanced circulation time are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No.5,013,556.

Particularly useful liposomes can be generated by the reverse-phaseevaporation method with a lipid composition comprisingphosphatidylcholine, cholesterol, and PEG-derivatizedphosphatidylethanolamine (PEG-PE). Liposomes are extruded throughfilters of defined pore size to yield liposomes with the desireddiameter. Fab′ fragments of the antibody of the present disclosure canbe conjugated to the liposomes as described in Martin et al., J. Biol.Chem., 257: 286-288 (1982) via a disulfide-interchange reaction.

Multispecific Activatable Antibodies Having Non-Binding Steric Moietiesor Binding Partners for Non-Binding Steric Moieties

The disclosure also provides multispecific activatable antibodies thatinclude non-binding steric moieties (NB) or binding partners (BP) fornon-binding steric moieties, where the BP recruits or otherwise attractsthe NB to the multispecific activatable antibody. The multispecificactivatable antibodies provided herein include, for example, amultispecific activatable antibody that includes a non-binding stericmoiety (NB), a cleavable linker (CL) and at least a first antibody orantibody fragment (AB1) that binds a first target or epitope; amultispecific activatable antibody that includes a binding partner for anon-binding steric moiety (BP), a CL and an AB1; and a multispecificactivatable antibody that includes a BP to which an NB has beenrecruited, a CL and AB1 that binds a first target or epitope.Multispecific activatable antibodies in which the NB is covalentlylinked to the CL and AB1 or is associated by interaction with a BP thatis covalently linked to the CL and AB1 are referred to herein as“NB-containing multispecific activatable antibodies.” By activatable orswitchable is meant that the activatable antibody exhibits a first levelof binding to a target when the activatable antibody is in an inhibited,masked or uncleaved state (i.e., a first conformation), and a secondlevel of binding to the target when the activatable antibody is in anuninhibited, unmasked and/or cleaved state (i.e., a second conformation,i.e., activated antibody), where the second level of target binding isgreater than the first level of target binding. The multispecificactivatable antibody compositions can exhibit increased bioavailabilityand more favorable biodistribution compared to conventional antibodytherapeutics.

In some embodiments, multispecific activatable antibodies provide forreduced toxicity and/or adverse side effects that could otherwise resultfrom binding of the multispecific activatable antibody at non-treatmentsites and/or non-diagnostic sites if the multispecific activatableantibody were not masked or otherwise inhibited from binding to such asite.

In one embodiment, the multispecific activatable antibody includes anon-binding steric moiety (NB); a cleavable linker (CL); and at least afirst antibody or antibody fragment (AB1) that binds specifically to afirst target or epitope, wherein the NB is a polypeptide that does notbind specifically to the AB1; the CL is a polypeptide that includes asubstrate (S) for an enzyme; the CL is positioned such that in anuncleaved state, the NB interferes with binding of the AB1 to its targetand in a cleaved state, the NB does not interfere with binding of theAB1 to its target; and the NB does not inhibit cleavage of the CL by theenzyme. As used herein and throughout, the term polypeptide refers toany polypeptide that includes at least two amino acid residues,including larger polypeptides, full-length proteins and fragmentsthereof, and the term polypeptide is not limited to single-chainpolypeptides and can include multi-unit, e.g., multi-chain,polypeptides. In cases where the polypeptide is of a shorter length, forexample, less than 50 amino acids total, the terms peptide andpolypeptide are used interchangeably herein, and in cases where thepolypeptide is of a longer length, for example, 50 amino acids orgreater, the terms polypeptide and protein are used interchangeablyherein.

In one embodiment, the multispecific activatable antibody includes anon-binding steric moiety (NB); a cleavable linker (CL); and at least afirst antibody or antibody fragment (AB1) that binds specifically to afirst target or epitope, wherein (i) the NB includes a polypeptide thatdoes not bind specifically to the AB1; (ii) CL is a polypeptide of up to50 amino acids in length that includes a substrate (S) for an enzyme;(iii) the CL is positioned such that in an uncleaved state, the NBinterferes with binding of the AB1 to its target and in a cleaved state,the NB does not interfere with binding of the AB1 to its target; and(iv) the NB does not inhibit cleavage of the CL by the enzyme. Forexample, the CL has a length of up to 15 amino acids, a length of up to20 amino acids, a length of up to 25 amino acids, a length of up to 30amino acids, a length of up to 35 amino acids, a length of up to 40amino acids, a length of up to 45 amino acids, a length of up to 50amino acids, a length in the range of 10-50 amino acids, a length in therange of 15-50 amino acids, a length in the range of 20-50 amino acids,a length in the range of 25-50 amino acids, a length in the range of30-50 amino acids, a length in the range of 35-50 amino acids, a lengthin the range of 40-50 amino acids, a length in the range of 45-50 aminoacids, a length in the range of 10-40 amino acids, a length in the rangeof 15-40 amino acids, a length in the range of 20-40 amino acids, alength in the range of 25-40 amino acids, a length in the range of 30-40amino acids, a length in the range of 35-40 amino acids, a length in therange of 10-30 amino acids, a length in the range of 15-30 amino acids,a length in the range of 20-30 amino acids, a length in the range of25-30 amino acids, a length in the range of 10-20 amino acids, or alength in the range of 10-15 amino acids.

In one embodiment, the multispecific activatable antibody includes anon-binding steric moiety (NB); a cleavable linker (CL); and at least afirst antibody or antibody fragment (AB1) that binds specifically to afirst target or epitope, wherein (i) the NB includes a polypeptide thatdoes not bind specifically to the AB1; (ii) the CL is a polypeptide thatincludes a substrate (S) for an enzyme; (iii) the CL is positioned suchthat in an uncleaved state, the NB interferes with binding of the AB1 toits target and in a cleaved state, the NB does not interfere withbinding of the AB1 to its target; (iv) the NB does not inhibit cleavageof the CL by the enzyme; and (v) at least a portion of the multispecificactivatable antibody has the structural arrangement from N-terminus toC-terminus as follows in the uncleaved state: NB-CL-AB1 or AB1-CL-NB.

In one embodiment, the multispecific activatable antibody includes anon-binding steric moiety (NB); a cleavable linker (CL); and at least afirst antibody or antibody fragment (AB1) that binds specifically to afirst target or epitope, wherein (i) the NB includes a polypeptide thatdoes not bind specifically to the AB1; (ii) the CL is a polypeptide thatincludes a substrate (S) for an enzyme; (iii) the CL is positioned suchthat in an uncleaved state, the NB interferes with binding of the AB1 toits target and in a cleaved state, the NB does not interfere withbinding of the AB1 to its target, and wherein the NB in the uncleavedactivatable antibody reduces the ability of the AB1 to bind its targetby at least 50%, for example, by at least 60%, by at least 70%, by atleast 75%, by at least 80%, by at least 85%, by at least 90%, by atleast 95%, by at least 96%, by at least 97%, by at least 98%, by atleast 99%, by at least 100% as compared to the ability of the cleavedAB1 to bind its target; and (iv) the NB does not inhibit cleavage of theCL by the enzyme. The reduction in the ability of the AB to bind itstarget is determined, for example, using an assay as described herein oran in vitro target displacement assay such as, for example, the assaydescribed in PCT Publication Nos. WO 2009/025846 and WO 2010/081173.

In one embodiment, the multispecific activatable antibody includes abinding partner (BP) for a non-binding steric moiety (NB); a cleavablelinker (CL); and at least a first antibody or antibody fragment (AB1)that binds specifically to a first target and/or epitope, wherein the BPis a polypeptide that binds to the NB when exposed thereto; the NB doesnot bind specifically to the AB1; the CL is a polypeptide that includesa substrate (S) for an enzyme; the CL is positioned such that in anuncleaved state in the presence of the NB, the NB interferes withbinding of the AB to the target and in a cleaved state, the NB does notinterfere with binding of the AB to the target and the BP does notinterfere with binding of the AB to the target; and the NB and the BP donot inhibit cleavage of the CL by the enzyme. In some examples of thisembodiment, the BP of the activatable antibody is optionally bound tothe NB. In one embodiment, the NB is recruited by the BP of theactivatable antibody in vivo.

In some examples of any of these multispecific activatable antibodyembodiments, the multispecific activatable antibody is formulated as acomposition. In some of these embodiments, the composition also includesthe NB, where the NB is co-formulated with the multispecific activatableantibody that includes the BP, the CL, and the AB. In some examples ofthis embodiment, the BP is selected from the group consisting of analbumin binding peptide, a fibrinogen binding peptide, a fibronectinbinding peptide, a hemoglobin binding peptide, a transferrin bindingpeptide, an immunoglobulin domain binding peptide, and other serumprotein binding peptides.

In some examples of any of these multispecific activatable antibodyembodiments, the NB is a soluble, globular protein. In some examples ofany of these multispecific activatable antibody embodiments, the NB is aprotein that circulates in the bloodstream. In some examples of any ofthese multispecific activatable antibody embodiments, the NB is selectedfrom the group consisting of albumin, fibrinogen, fibronectin,hemoglobin, transferrin, an immunoglobulin domain, and other serumproteins.

In some examples of any of these multispecific activatable antibodyembodiments, the CL is a polypeptide that includes a substrate (S) for aprotease. In some examples of any of these multispecific activatableantibody embodiments, the protease is co-localized with its target in atissue, and the protease cleaves the CL in the multispecific activatableantibody when the multispecific activatable antibody is exposed to theprotease. In some examples of any of these multispecific activatableantibody embodiments, the CL is a polypeptide of up to 50 amino acids inlength. In some examples of any of these multispecific activatableantibody embodiments, the CL is a polypeptide that includes a substrate(S) having a length of up to 15 amino acids, e.g., 3 amino acids long, 4amino acids long, 5 amino acids long, 6 amino acids long, 7 amino acidslong, 8 amino acids long, 9 amino acids long, 10 amino acids long, 11amino acids long, 12 amino acids long, 13 amino acids long, 14 aminoacids long, or 15 amino acids long.

In some examples of any of these multispecific activatable antibodyembodiments, at least a portion of the multispecific activatableantibody has the structural arrangement from N-terminus to C-terminus asfollows in the uncleaved state: NB-CL-AB, AB-CL-NB, BP-CL-AB orAB-CL-BP. In embodiments where the multispecific activatable antibodyincludes a BP and the multispecific activatable antibody is in thepresence of the corresponding NB, at least a portion of themultispecific activatable antibody has a structural arrangement fromN-terminus to C-terminus as follows in the uncleaved state: NB:BP-CM-ABor AB-CM-BP:NB, where “:” represents an interaction, e.g., binding,between the NB and BP.

In some examples of any of these multispecific activatable antibodyembodiments, the multispecific activatable antibody includes an antibodyor antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds Its targetand is a monoclonal antibody, domain antibody, single chain, Fabfragment, a F(ab′)₂ fragment, a scFv, a scab, a dAb, a single domainheavy chain antibody, and a single domain light chain antibody. In someembodiments, such an antibody or immunologically active fragment thereofthat binds its target is a mouse, chimeric, humanized or fully humanmonoclonal antibody.

In some examples of any of these multispecific activatable antibodyembodiments, the multispecific activatable antibody also includes anagent conjugated to the AB. In some embodiments, the agent is atherapeutic agent. In some embodiments, the agent is an antineoplasticagent. In some embodiments, the agent is a toxin or fragment thereof. Insome embodiments, the agent is conjugated to the AB via a linker. Insome embodiments, the linker is a cleavable linker. In some embodiments,the agent is an agent selected from the group listed in Table 4. In someembodiments, the agent is a dolastatin. In some embodiments, the agentis an auristatin or derivative thereof. In some embodiments, the agentis auristatin E or a derivative thereof. In some embodiments, the agentis monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE). In some embodiments, the agent ismonomethyl auristatin D (MMAD). In some embodiments, the agent is amaytansinoid or maytansinoid derivative. In some embodiments, the agentis DM1 or DM4. In some embodiments, the agent is a duocarmycin orderivative thereof. In some embodiments, the agent is a calicheamicin orderivative thereof. In some embodiments, the agent is apyrrolobenzodiazepine.

In some examples of any of these multispecific activatable antibodyembodiments, the multispecific activatable antibody also includes adetectable moiety. In some embodiments, the detectable moiety is adiagnostic agent.

In some examples of any of these multispecific activatable antibodyembodiments, the multispecific activatable antibody also includes aspacer. In some examples of any of these multispecific activatableantibody embodiments, the multispecific activatable antibody alsoincludes a signal peptide. In some embodiments, the signal peptide isconjugated to the multispecific activatable antibody via a spacer. Insome examples of any of these multispecific activatable antibodyembodiments, the spacer is joined directly to the MM of themultispecific activatable antibody.

In some embodiments, the serum half-life of the multispecificactivatable antibody is longer than that of the correspondingmultispecific antibody; e.g., the pK of the multispecific activatableantibody is longer than that of the corresponding multispecificantibody. In some embodiments, the serum half-life of the multispecificactivatable antibody is similar to that of the correspondingmultispecific antibody. In some embodiments, the serum half-life of themultispecific activatable antibody is at least 15 days when administeredto an organism. In some embodiments, the serum half-life of themultispecific activatable antibody is at least 12 days when administeredto an organism. In some embodiments, the serum half-life of themultispecific activatable antibody is at least 11 days when administeredto an organism. In some embodiments, the serum half-life of themultispecific activatable antibody is at least 10 days when administeredto an organism. In some embodiments, the serum half-life of themultispecific activatable antibody is at least 9 days when administeredto an organism. In some embodiments, the serum half-life of themultispecific activatable antibody is at least 8 days when administeredto an organism. In some embodiments, the serum half-life of themultispecific activatable antibody is at least 7 days when administeredto an organism. In some embodiments, the serum half-life of themultispecific activatable antibody is at least 6 days when administeredto an organism. In some examples of any of these multispecificactivatable antibody embodiments, the serum half-life of themultispecific activatable antibody is at least 5 days when administeredto an organism. In some embodiments, the serum half-life of themultispecific activatable antibody is at least 4 days when administeredto an organism. In some embodiments, the serum half-life of themultispecific activatable antibody is at least 3 days when administeredto an organism. In some embodiments, the serum half-life of themultispecific activatable antibody is at least 2 days when administeredto an organism. In some embodiments, the serum half-life of themultispecific activatable antibody is at least 24 hours whenadministered to an organism. In some embodiments, the serum half-life ofthe multispecific activatable antibody is at least 20 hours whenadministered to an organism. In some embodiments, the serum half-life ofthe multispecific activatable antibody is at least 18 hours whenadministered to an organism. In some embodiments, the serum half-life ofthe multispecific activatable antibody is at least 16 hours whenadministered to an organism. In some embodiments, the serum half-life ofthe multispecific activatable antibody is at least 14 hours whenadministered to an organism. In some embodiments, the serum half-life ofthe multispecific activatable antibody is at least 12 hours whenadministered to an organism. In some embodiments, the serum half-life ofthe multispecific activatable antibody is at least 10 hours whenadministered to an organism. In some embodiments, the serum half-life ofthe multispecific activatable antibody is at least 8 hours whenadministered to an organism. In some embodiments, the serum half-life ofthe multispecific activatable antibody is at least 6 hours whenadministered to an organism. In some embodiments, the serum half-life ofthe multispecific activatable antibody is at least 4 hours whenadministered to an organism. In some embodiments, the serum half-life ofthe multispecific activatable antibody is at least 3 hours whenadministered to an organism.

The disclosure also provides an isolated nucleic acid molecule encodingany of these multispecific activatable antibodies, as well as vectorsthat include these isolated nucleic acid sequences. The disclosureprovides methods of producing a multispecific activatable antibody byculturing a cell under conditions that lead to expression of themultispecific activatable antibody, wherein the cell comprises such anucleic acid sequence. In some embodiments, the cell comprises such avector.

The dissociation constant (K_(d)) of the NB-containing multispecificactivatable antibody toward the target is greater than the K_(d) of theAB towards the target when it is not associated with the NB or NB:BP.The dissociation constant (K_(d)) of the NB-containing multispecificactivatable antibody toward the target is greater than the K_(d) of theparental AB towards the target. For example, the K_(d) of theNB-containing multispecific activatable antibody toward the target is atleast 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500, 1,000, 2,500, 5,000, 10,000, 50,000,100,000, 500,000, 1,000,000, 5,000,000, 10,000,000, 50,000,000 orgreater, or between 5-10, 10-100, 10-1,000, 10-10,000, 10-100,000,10-1,000,000, 10-10,000,000, 100-1,000, 100-10,000, 100-100,000,100-1,000,000, 100-10,000,000, 1,000-10,000, 1,000-100,000,1,000-1,000,000, 1000-10,000,000, 10,000-100,000, 10,000-1,000,000,10,000-10,000,000, 100,000-1,000,000, or 100,000-10,000,000 timesgreater than the K_(d) of the AB when it is not associated with the NBor NB:BP or the K_(d) of the parental AB towards the target. Conversely,the binding affinity of the NB-containing multispecific activatableantibody towards the target is lower than the binding affinity of the ABwhen it is not associated with the NB or NB:BP or lower than the bindingaffinity of the parental AB towards the target. For example, the bindingaffinity of the NB-containing multispecific activatable antibody towardthe target is at least 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500, 1,000, 2,500,5,000, 10,000, 50,000, 100,000, 500,000, 1,000,000, 5,000,000,10,000,000, 50,000,000 or greater, or between 5-10, 10-100, 10-1,000,10-10,000, 10-100,000, 10-1,000,000, 10-10,000,000, 100-1,000,100-10,000, 100-100,000, 100-1,000,000, 100-10,000,000, 1,000-10,000,1,000-100,000, 1,000-1,000,000, 1000-10,000,000, 10,000-100,000,10,000-1,000,000, 10,000-10,000,000, 100,000-1,000,000, or100,000-10,000,000 times lower than the binding affinity of the AB whenit is not associated with the NB or NB:BP or lower than the bindingaffinity of the parental AB towards the target.

When the NB-containing multispecific activatable antibody is in thepresence of Its target, specific binding of the AB to its target isreduced or inhibited, as compared to the specific binding of the AB whenit is not associated with the NB or NB:BP. When the NB-containingmultispecific activatable antibody is in the presence of its target,specific binding of the AB to Its target is reduced or inhibited, ascompared to the specific binding of the parental AB to Its target. Whencompared to the binding of the AB not associated with an NB or NB:BP orthe binding of the parental AB to Its target, the ability of theNB-containing multispecific activatable antibody to bind Its target isreduced, for example, by at least 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 92%, 93%,94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or even 100% for at least 2, 4, 6, 8, 12,28, 24, 30, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, or 96 hours, or 5, 10, 15, 30, 45, 60,90, 120, 150, or 180 days, or 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12months or longer when measured in vitro and/or in vivo.

When the NB-containing multispecific activatable antibody is in thepresence of Its target but not in the presence of a modifying agent (forexample a protease or other enzyme), specific binding of the AB to Itstarget is reduced or inhibited, as compared to the specific binding ofthe AB when it is not associated with the NB or NB:BP. When theNB-containing multispecific activatable antibody is in the presence ofIts target but not in the presence of a modifying agent (for example aprotease, other enzyme, reduction agent, or light), specific binding ofthe AB to Its target is reduced or inhibited, as compared to thespecific binding of the parental AB to Its target. When compared to thebinding of the AB not associated with an NB or NB:BP or the binding ofthe parental AB to Its target, the ability of the NB-containingmultispecific activatable antibody to bind Its target is reduced, forexample, by at least 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%,97%, 98%, 99%, or even 100% for at least 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 28, 24, 30, 36,48, 60, 72, 84, or 96 hours, or 5, 10, 15, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, 150, or180 days, or 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12 months or longerwhen measured in vitro and/or in vivo.

In some examples of any of these multispecific activatable antibodyembodiments, the multispecific activatable antibody includes an agentconjugated to the AB to produce a multispecific activatable antibodyconjugate. In some embodiments of the multispecific activatable antibodyconjugate, the agent is a therapeutic agent. In some embodiments, theagent is a diagnostic agent. In some embodiments, the agent is adetectable marker. In some embodiments of the multispecific activatableantibody conjugate, the agent is an antineoplastic agent. In someembodiments of the multispecific activatable antibody conjugate, theagent is a toxin or fragment thereof. In some embodiments of themultispecific activatable antibody conjugate, the agent is conjugated tothe AB via a linker. In some embodiments of the multispecificactivatable antibody conjugate, the linker is a cleavable linker. Insome embodiments, the agent is an agent selected from the group listedin Table 4. In some embodiments, the agent is a dolastatin. In someembodiments, the agent is an auristatin or derivative thereof. In someembodiments, the agent is auristatin E or a derivative thereof. In someembodiments, the agent is monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE). In someembodiments, the agent is monomethyl auristatin D (MMAD). In someembodiments, the agent is a maytansinoid or maytansinoid derivative. Insome embodiments, the agent is DM1 or DM4. In some embodiments, theagent is a duocarmycin or derivative thereof. In some embodiments, theagent is a calicheamicin or derivative thereof. In some embodiments, theagent is a pyrrolobenzodiazepine.

In some examples of any of these multispecific activatable antibodyembodiments, the multispecific activatable antibodies are dual-targetbinding multispecific activatable antibodies. Such dual target bindingmultispecific activatable antibodies contain two Abs that may bind thesame or different targets. In specific embodiments, dual-targetingmultispecific activatable antibodies contain bispecific antibodies orantibody fragments.

Dual target binding multispecific activatable antibodies are designed soas to have a CL cleavable by a cleaving agent that is co-localized in atarget tissue with one or both of the targets capable of binding to theABs of the multispecific activatable antibodies. Dual target bindingmultispecific activatable antibodies with more than one AB to the sameor different targets can be designed so as to have more than one CL,wherein the first CL is cleavable by a cleaving agent in a first targettissue and wherein the second CL is cleavable by a cleaving agent in asecond target tissue, with one or more of the targets binding to the ABsof the multispecific activatable antibodies. In one embodiment, thefirst and second target tissues are spatially separated, for example, atdifferent sites in the organism. In one embodiment, the first and secondtarget tissues are the same tissue temporally separated, for example thesame tissue at two different points in time, for example the first timepoint is when the tissue is an early stage tumor, and the second timepoint is when the tissue is a late stage tumor.

The disclosure also provides nucleic acid molecules encoding themultispecific activatable antibodies described herein. The disclosurealso provides vectors that include these nucleic acids. Themultispecific activatable antibodies described herein are produced byculturing a cell under conditions that lead to expression of themultispecific activatable antibody, wherein the cell includes thesenucleic acid molecules or vectors.

The disclosure also provides methods of manufacturing multispecificactivatable antibodies. In one embodiment, the method includes the stepsof (a) culturing a cell that includes a nucleic acid construct thatencodes the multispecific activatable antibody under conditions thatlead to expression of the multispecific activatable antibody, whereinthe multispecific activatable antibody includes (i) a non-binding stericmoiety (NB); (ii) a cleavable linker (CL); and (iii) an antibody or anantigen binding fragment thereof (AB) that specifically binds a target,wherein (1) the NB does not bind specifically to the AB; (2) the CL is apolypeptide that includes a substrate (S) for an enzyme; (3) the CL ispositioned such that in an uncleaved state, the NB interferes withbinding of the AB to the target and in a cleaved state, the NB does notinterfere with binding of the AB to the target; and (4) the NB does notinhibit cleavage of the CL by the enzyme; and (b) recovering themultispecific activatable antibody.

In another embodiment, the method includes the steps of (a) culturing acell that includes a nucleic acid construct that encodes themultispecific activatable antibody under conditions that lead toexpression of the multispecific activatable antibody, wherein themultispecific activatable antibody includes (i) a binding partner (BP)for a non-binding steric moiety (NB); (ii) a cleavable linker (CL); and(iii) an antibody or an antigen binding fragment thereof (AB) thatspecifically binds a target, wherein (1) the NB does not bindspecifically to the AB; (2) the CL is a polypeptide that includes asubstrate (S) for an enzyme; (3) the CL is positioned such that in anuncleaved state in the presence of the NB, the NB interferes withbinding of the AB to the target and in a cleaved state, the NB does notinterfere with binding of the AB to the target and the BP does notinterfere with binding of the AB to the target; and (4) the NB and theBP do not inhibit cleavage of the CL by the enzyme; and (b) recoveringthe multispecific activatable antibody. In some examples of thisembodiment, the BP of the multispecific activatable antibody is bound tothe NB.

Use of Multispecific Antibodies and Multispecific Activatable Antibodies

It will be appreciated that administration of therapeutic entities inaccordance with the disclosure will be administered with suitablecarriers, excipients, and other agents that are incorporated intoformulations to provide improved transfer, delivery, tolerance, and thelike. A multitude of appropriate formulations can be found in theformulary known to all pharmaceutical chemists: Remington'sPharmaceutical Sciences (15th ed, Mack Publishing Company, Easton, Pa.(1975)), particularly Chapter 87 by Blaug, Seymour, therein. Theseformulations include, for example, powders, pastes, ointments, jellies,waxes, oils, lipids, lipid (cationic or anionic) containing vesicles(such as Lipofectin™), DNA conjugates, anhydrous absorption pastes,oil-in-water and water-in-oil emulsions, emulsions carbowax(polyethylene glycols of various molecular weights), semi-solid gels,and semi-solid mixtures containing carbowax. Any of the foregoingmixtures may be appropriate in treatments and therapies in accordancewith the present disclosure, provided that the active ingredient in theformulation is not inactivated by the formulation and the formulation isphysiologically compatible and tolerable with the route ofadministration. See also Baldrick P. “Pharmaceutical excipientdevelopment: the need for preclinical guidance.” Regul. ToxicolPharmacol. 32(2):210-8 (2000), Wang W. “Lyophilization and developmentof solid protein pharmaceuticals.” Int. J. Pharm. 203(1-2):1-60 (2000),Charman W N “Lipids, lipophilic drugs, and oral drug delivery-someemerging concepts.” J Pharm Sci. 89(8):967-78 (2000), Powell et al.“Compendium of excipients for parenteral formulations” PDA J Pharm SciTechnol. 52:238-311 (1998) and the citations therein for additionalinformation related to formulations, excipients and carriers well knownto pharmaceutical chemists.

In one embodiment, a multispecific antibody and/or a multispecificactivatable antibody of the disclosure may be used as therapeuticagents. Such agents will generally be employed to diagnose, prognose,monitor, treat, alleviate, and/or prevent a disease or pathology in asubject. A therapeutic regimen is carried out by identifying a subject,e.g., a human patient or other mammal suffering from (or at risk ofdeveloping) a disorder using standard methods. A multispecific antibodyand/or a multispecific activatable antibody preparation, for example insome embodiments, one having high specificity and high affinity for itstwo or more target antigens, is administered to the subject and willgenerally have an effect due to its binding with the targets.Administration of the multispecific antibody and/or a multispecificactivatable antibody may abrogate or inhibit or interfere with thesignaling function of one or more of the targets. Administration of themultispecific antibody and/or a multispecific activatable antibody mayabrogate or inhibit or interfere with the binding of one or more of thetargets with an endogenous ligand to which it naturally binds.

Generally, alleviation or treatment of a disease or disorder involvesthe lessening of one or more symptoms or medical problems associatedwith the disease or disorder. For example, in the case of cancer, thetherapeutically effective amount of the drug can accomplish one or acombination of the following: reduce the number of cancer cells; reducethe tumor size; inhibit (i.e., to decrease to some extent and/or stop)cancer cell infiltration into peripheral organs; inhibit tumormetastasis; inhibit, to some extent, tumor growth; and/or relieve tosome extent one or more of the symptoms associated with the cancer. Insome embodiments, a composition of this disclosure can be used toprevent the onset or reoccurrence of the disease or disorder in asubject, e.g., a human or other mammal, such as a non-human primate,companion animal (e.g., cat, dog, horse), farm animal, work animal, orzoo animal. The terms subject and patient are used interchangeablyherein.

A therapeutically effective amount of a multispecific antibody and/or amultispecific activatable antibody of the disclosure relates generallyto the amount needed to achieve a therapeutic objective. As noted above,this may be a binding interaction between the multispecific antibodyand/or a multispecific activatable antibody and its target antigensthat, in certain cases, interferes with the functioning of the targets.The amount required to be administered will furthermore depend on thebinding affinity of the multispecific antibody and/or a multispecificactivatable antibody for its specific antigen, and will also depend onthe rate at which an administered multispecific antibody and/or amultispecific activatable antibody is depleted from the free volumeother subject to which it is administered. Common ranges fortherapeutically effective dosing of a multispecific antibody and/orantibody fragment and/or a multispecific activatable antibody of thedisclosure may be, by way of nonlimiting example, from about 0.1 mg/kgbody weight to about 50 mg/kg body weight. Common dosing frequencies mayrange, for example, from twice daily to once a week.

Efficaciousness of treatment is determined in association with any knownmethod for diagnosing or treating the particular disorder. Methods forthe screening of multispecific antibodies and/or multispecificactivatable antibodies that possess the desired specificity include, butare not limited to, enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and otherimmunologically mediated techniques known within the art.

In another embodiment, a multispecific antibody and/or a multispecificactivatable antibody directed two or more targets are used in methodsknown within the art relating to the localization and/or quantitation ofthe targets (e.g., for use in measuring levels of one or more of thetargets within appropriate physiological samples, for use in diagnosticmethods, for use in imaging the protein, and the like). In a givenembodiment, a multispecific antibody and/or a multispecific activatableantibody directed two or more targets, or a derivative, fragment, analogor homolog thereof, that contain the antibody derived antigen bindingdomain, are utilized as pharmacologically active compounds (referred tohereinafter as “Therapeutics”).

In another embodiment, a multispecific antibody and/or a multispecificactivatable antibody directed two or more targets is used to isolate oneor more of the targets by standard techniques, such as immunoaffinity,chromatography or immunoprecipitation. A multispecific antibody and/or amultispecific activatable antibody directed two or more targets (or afragment thereof) are used diagnostically to monitor protein levels intissue as part of a clinical testing procedure, e.g., to determine theefficacy of a given treatment regimen. Detection can be facilitated bycoupling (i.e., physically linking) the antibody to a detectablesubstance. Examples of detectable substances include various enzymes,prosthetic groups, fluorescent materials, luminescent materials,bioluminescent materials, and radioactive materials. Examples ofsuitable enzymes include horseradish peroxidase, alkaline phosphatase,β-galactosidase, or acetylcholinesterase; examples of suitableprosthetic group complexes include streptavidin/biotin andavidin/biotin; examples of suitable fluorescent materials includeumbelliferone, fluorescein, fluorescein isothiocyanate, rhodamine,dichlorotriazinylamine fluorescein, dansyl chloride or phycoerythrin; anexample of a luminescent material includes luminol; examples ofbioluminescent materials include luciferase, luciferin, and aequorin,and examples of suitable radioactive material include ¹²⁵I, ¹³¹I, ³⁵S or³H.

In yet another embodiment, a multispecific antibody and/or amultispecific activatable antibody directed two or more targets can beused as an agent for detecting the presence of one or more of thetargets (or a fragment thereof) in a sample. In some embodiments, theantibody contains a detectable label. Antibodies are polyclonal, or insome embodiments, monoclonal. An intact antibody, or a fragment thereof(e.g., F_(ab), scFv, or F_((ab)2), is used. The term “labeled”, withregard to the probe or antibody, is intended to encompass directlabeling of the probe or antibody by coupling (i.e., physically linking)a detectable substance to the probe or antibody, as well as indirectlabeling of the probe or antibody by reactivity with another reagentthat is directly labeled. Examples of indirect labeling includedetection of a primary antibody using a fluorescently-labeled secondaryantibody and end-labeling of an antibody with biotin such that it can bedetected with fluorescently-labeled streptavidin. The term “biologicalsample” is intended to include tissues, cells and biological fluidsisolated from a subject, as well as tissues, cells and fluids presentwithin a subject. Included within the usage of the term “biologicalsample”, therefore, is blood and a fraction or component of bloodincluding blood serum, blood plasma, or lymph. That is, the detectionmethod of the disclosure can be used to detect a protein in a biologicalsample in vitro as well as in vivo. For example, in vitro techniques fordetection of an analyte protein include enzyme linked immunosorbentassays (ELISAs), Western blots, immunoprecipitations, andimmunofluorescence. Procedures for conducting immunoassays aredescribed, for example in “ELISA: Theory and Practice: Methods inMolecular Biology”, Vol. 42, J. R. Crowther (Ed.) Human Press, Totowa,N. J., 1995; “Immunoassay”, E. Diamandis and T. Christopoulus, AcademicPress, Inc., San Diego, Calif., 1996; and “Practice and Theory of EnzymeImmunoassays”, P. Tijssen, Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam, 1985.Furthermore, in vivo techniques for detection of an analyte proteininclude introducing into a subject a labeled anti-analyte proteinantibody. For example, the antibody can be labeled with a radioactivemarker whose presence and location in a subject can be detected bystandard imaging techniques.

The multispecific antibodies and/or multispecific activatable antibodiesof the disclosure are also useful in a variety of diagnostic andprophylactic formulations. In one embodiment, a multispecific antibodyand/or multispecific activatable antibody is administered to patientsthat are at risk of developing one or more of the aforementioneddisorders. A patient's or organ's predisposition to one or more of thedisorders can be determined using genotypic, serological or biochemicalmarkers.

In another embodiment of the disclosure, a multispecific antibody and/ormultispecific activatable antibody is administered to human individualsdiagnosed with a clinical indication associated with one or more of theaforementioned disorders. Upon diagnosis, a multispecific antibodyand/or multispecific activatable antibody is administered to mitigate orreverse the effects of the clinical indication.

Multispecific antibodies and/or multispecific activatable antibodies arealso useful in the detection of one or more targets in patient samplesand accordingly are useful as diagnostics. For example, themultispecific antibodies and/or multispecific activatable antibodies ofthe disclosure are used in in vitro assays, e.g., ELISA, to detect oneor more target levels in a patient sample.

In one embodiment, a multispecific antibody and/or multispecificactivatable antibody is immobilized on a solid support (e.g., thewell(s) of a microtiter plate). The immobilized antibody and/oractivatable antibody serves as a capture antibody for any target(s) thatmay be present in a test sample. Prior to contacting the immobilizedmultispecific antibody and/or immobilized multispecific activatableantibody with a patient sample, the solid support is rinsed and treatedwith a blocking agent such as milk protein or albumin to preventnonspecific adsorption of the analyte.

Subsequently the wells are treated with a test sample suspected ofcontaining the antigen, or with a solution containing a standard amountof the antigen. Such a sample is, e.g., a serum sample from a subjectsuspected of having levels of circulating antigen considered to bediagnostic of a pathology. After rinsing away the test sample orstandard, the solid support is treated with a second antibody that isdetectably labeled. The labeled second antibody serves as a detectingantibody. The level of detectable label is measured, and theconcentration of target antigen(s) in the test sample is determined bycomparison with a standard curve developed from the standard samples.

It will be appreciated that based on the results obtained using themultispecific antibody and/or multispecific activatable antibody in anin vitro diagnostic assay, it is possible to stage a disease in asubject based on expression levels of the target antigen(s). For a givendisease, samples of blood are taken from subjects diagnosed as being atvarious stages in the progression of the disease, and/or at variouspoints in the therapeutic treatment of the disease. Using a populationof samples that provides statistically significant results for eachstage of progression or therapy, a range of concentrations of theantigen that may be considered characteristic of each stage isdesignated.

Multispecific antibodies and/or multispecific activatable antibodies canalso be used in diagnostic and/or imaging methods. In some embodiments,such methods are in vitro methods. In some embodiments, such methods arein vivo methods. In some embodiments, such methods are in situ methods.In some embodiments, such methods are ex vivo methods. For example,multispecific antibodies and/or multispecific activatable antibodieshaving an enzymatically cleavable CM can be used to detect the presenceor absence of an enzyme that is capable of cleaving the CM. Suchmultispecific antibodies and/or multispecific activatable antibodies canbe used in diagnostics, which can include in vivo detection (e.g.,qualitative or quantitative) of enzyme activity (or, in someembodiments, an environment of increased reduction potential such asthat which can provide for reduction of a disulfide bond) throughmeasured accumulation of multispecific activated antibodies (i.e.,antibodies resulting from cleavage of a multispecific activatableantibody) in a given cell or tissue of a given host organism. Suchaccumulation of activated multispecific antibodies indicates not onlythat the tissue expresses enzymatic activity (or an increased reductionpotential depending on the nature of the CM) but also that the tissueexpresses at least one target to which the activated antibody binds.

For example, the CM can be selected to be a protease substrate for aprotease found at the site of a tumor, at the site of a viral orbacterial infection at a biologically confined site (e.g., such as in anabscess, in an organ, and the like), and the like. At least one of theAB can be one that binds a target antigen. Using methods familiar to oneskilled in the art, a detectable label (e.g., a fluorescent label orradioactive label or radiotracer) can be conjugated to an AB or otherregion of a multispecific antibody and/or multispecific activatableantibody. Suitable detectable labels are discussed in the context of theabove screening methods and additional specific examples are providedbelow. Using at least one AB specific to a protein or peptide of thedisease state, along with a protease whose activity is elevated in thedisease tissue of interest, activatable antibodies will exhibit anincreased rate of binding to disease tissue relative to tissues wherethe CM specific enzyme is not present at a detectable level or ispresent at a lower level than in disease tissue or is inactive (e.g., inzymogen form or in complex with an inhibitor). Since small proteins andpeptides are rapidly cleared from the blood by the renal filtrationsystem, and because the enzyme specific for the CM is not present at adetectable level (or is present at lower levels in non-disease tissuesor is present in inactive conformation), accumulation of activatedmultispecific antibodies in the disease tissue is enhanced relative tonon-disease tissues.

In another example, activatable multispecific antibodies can be used todetect the presence or absence of a cleaving agent in a sample. Forexample, where the multispecific activatable antibodies contain a CMsusceptible to cleavage by an enzyme, the multispecific activatableantibodies can be used to detect (either qualitatively orquantitatively) the presence of an enzyme in the sample. In anotherexample, where the multispecific activatable antibodies contain a CMsusceptible to cleavage by reducing agent, the multispecific activatableantibodies can be used to detect (either qualitatively orquantitatively) the presence of reducing conditions in a sample. Tofacilitate analysis in these methods, the multispecific activatableantibodies can be detectably labeled, and can be bound to a support(e.g., a solid support, such as a slide or bead). The detectable labelcan be positioned on a portion of the activatable antibody that is notreleased following cleavage, for example, the detectable label can be aquenched fluorescent label or other label that is not detectable untilcleavage has occurred. The assay can be conducted by, for example,contacting the immobilized, detectably labeled multispecific activatableantibodies with a sample suspected of containing an enzyme and/orreducing agent for a time sufficient for cleavage to occur, then washingto remove excess sample and contaminants. The presence or absence of thecleaving agent (e.g., enzyme or reducing agent) in the sample is thenassessed by a change in detectable signal of the multispecificactivatable antibodies prior to contacting with the sample e.g., thepresence of and/or an increase in detectable signal due to cleavage ofthe multispecific activatable antibody by the cleaving agent in thesample.

Such detection methods can be adapted to also provide for detection ofthe presence or absence of a target that is capable of binding at leastone AB of the multispecific activatable antibodies when cleaved. Thus,the assays can be adapted to assess the presence or absence of acleaving agent and the presence or absence of a target of interest. Thepresence or absence of the cleaving agent can be detected by thepresence of and/or an increase in detectable label of the multispecificactivatable antibodies as described above, and the presence or absenceof the target can be detected by detection of a target-AB complex e.g.,by use of a detectably labeled anti-target antibody.

Multispecific activatable antibodies are also useful in in situ imagingfor the validation of activatable antibody activation, e.g., by proteasecleavage, and binding to a particular target. In situ imaging is atechnique that enables localization of proteolytic activity and targetin biological samples such as cell cultures or tissue sections. Usingthis technique, it is possible to confirm both binding to a given targetand proteolytic activity based on the presence of a detectable label(e.g., a fluorescent label).

These techniques are useful with any frozen cells or tissue derived froma disease site (e.g. tumor tissue) or healthy tissues. These techniquesare also useful with fresh cell or tissue samples.

In these techniques, an activatable antibody is labeled with adetectable label. The detectable label may be a fluorescent dye, (e.g. afluorophore, Fluorescein Isothiocyanate (FITC), Rhodamine Isothiocyanate(TRITC), an Alexa Fluor® label), a near infrared (NIR) dye (e.g., Qdot®nanocrystals), a colloidal metal, a hapten, a radioactive marker, biotinand an amplification reagent such as streptavidin, or an enzyme (e.g.horseradish peroxidase or alkaline phosphatase).

Detection of the label in a sample that has been incubated with thelabeled, multispecific activatable antibody indicates that the samplecontains the target and contains a protease that is specific for the CMof the multispecific activatable antibody. In some embodiments, thepresence of the protease can be confirmed using broad spectrum proteaseinhibitors such as those described herein, and/or by using an agent thatis specific for the protease, for example, an antibody such as A11,which is specific for the protease matriptase (MT-SP1) and inhibits theproteolytic activity of MT-SP1; see e.g., International PublicationNumber WO 2010/129609, published 11 Nov. 2010. The same approach ofusing broad spectrum protease inhibitors such as those described herein,and/or by using a more selective inhibitory agent can be used toidentify a protease or class of proteases specific for the CM of theactivatable antibody. In some embodiments, the presence of the targetcan be confirmed using an agent that is specific for the target or thedetectable label can be competed with unlabeled target. In someembodiments, unlabeled activatable antibody could be used, withdetection by a labeled secondary antibody or more complex detectionsystem.

Similar techniques are also useful for in vivo imaging where detectionof the fluorescent signal in a subject, e.g., a mammal, including ahuman, indicates that the disease site contains the target and containsa protease that is specific for the CM of the multispecific activatableantibody.

These techniques are also useful in kits and/or as reagents for thedetection, identification or characterization of protease activity in avariety of cells, tissues, and organisms based on the protease-specificCM in the multispecific activatable antibody.

Therapeutic Administration and Formulations of Multispecific Antibodiesand/or Multispecific Activatable Antibodies

It will be appreciated that administration of therapeutic entities inaccordance with the disclosure will be administered with suitablecarriers, excipients, and other agents that are incorporated intoformulations to provide improved transfer, delivery, tolerance, and thelike. A multitude of appropriate formulations can be found in theformulary known to all pharmaceutical chemists: Remington'sPharmaceutical Sciences (15th ed, Mack Publishing Company, Easton, Pa.(1975)), particularly Chapter 87 by Blaug, Seymour, therein. Theseformulations include, for example, powders, pastes, ointments, jellies,waxes, oils, lipids, lipid (cationic or anionic) containing vesicles(such as Lipofectin™), DNA conjugates, anhydrous absorption pastes,oil-in-water and water-in-oil emulsions, emulsions carbowax(polyethylene glycols of various molecular weights), semi-solid gels,and semi-solid mixtures containing carbowax. Any of the foregoingmixtures may be appropriate in treatments and therapies in accordancewith the present disclosure, provided that the active ingredient in theformulation is not inactivated by the formulation and the formulation isphysiologically compatible and tolerable with the route ofadministration. See also Baldrick P. “Pharmaceutical excipientdevelopment: the need for preclinical guidance.” Regul. ToxicolPharmacol. 32(2):210-8 (2000), Wang W. “Lyophilization and developmentof solid protein pharmaceuticals.” Int. J. Pharm. 203(1-2):1-60 (2000),Charman W N “Lipids, lipophilic drugs, and oral drug delivery-someemerging concepts.” J Pharm Sci. 89(8):967-78 (2000), Powell et al.“Compendium of excipients for parenteral formulations” PDA J Pharm SciTechnol. 52:238-311 (1998) and the citations therein for additionalinformation related to formulations, excipients and carriers well knownto pharmaceutical chemists.

In some embodiments, the multispecific antibodies, the multispecificactivatable antibodies and/or the conjugated multispecific activatableantibody compositions are administered in conjunction with one or moreadditional agents, or a combination of additional agents. Suitableadditional agents include current pharmaceutical and/or surgicaltherapies for an intended application. For example, the multispecificantibodies, the multispecific activatable antibodies and/or theconjugated multispecific activatable antibody compositions can be usedin conjunction with an additional chemotherapeutic or anti-neoplasticagent. For example, the multispecific antibodies, the multispecificactivatable antibodies and/or the conjugated multispecific activatableantibody compositions and additional agent are formulated into a singletherapeutic composition, and the multispecific antibodies, themultispecific activatable antibodies and/or the conjugated multispecificactivatable antibody compositions and additional agent are administeredsimultaneously. Alternatively, the multispecific antibodies, themultispecific activatable antibodies and/or the conjugated multispecificactivatable antibody compositions and additional agent are separate fromeach other, e.g., each is formulated into a separate therapeuticcomposition, and the multispecific antibodies, the multispecificactivatable antibodies and/or the conjugated multispecific activatableantibody compositions and the additional agent are administeredsimultaneously, or the multispecific antibodies, the multispecificactivatable antibodies and/or the conjugated multispecific activatableantibody compositions and the additional agent are administered atdifferent times during a treatment regimen. For example, themultispecific antibodies, the multispecific activatable antibodiesand/or the conjugated multispecific activatable antibody compositions isadministered prior to the administration of the additional agent, themultispecific antibodies, the multispecific activatable antibodiesand/or the conjugated multispecific activatable antibody compositions isadministered subsequent to the administration of the additional agent,or the multispecific antibodies, the multispecific activatableantibodies and/or the conjugated multispecific activatable antibodycompositions and the additional agent are administered in an alternatingfashion. As described herein, the multispecific antibodies, themultispecific activatable antibodies and/or the conjugated multispecificactivatable antibody compositions and additional agent are administeredin single doses or in multiple doses.

In some embodiments, the additional agent is coupled or otherwiseattached to the multispecific antibodies, the multispecific activatableantibodies and/or the conjugated multispecific activatable antibodycompositions.

Suitable additional agents are selected according to the purpose of theintended application (i.e., killing, prevention of cell proliferation,hormone therapy or gene therapy). Such agents may include but is notlimited to, for example, pharmaceutical agents, toxins, fragments oftoxins, alkylating agents, enzymes, antibiotics, antimetabolites,antiproliferative agents, hormones, neurotransmitters, DNA, RNA, siRNA,oligonucleotides, antisense RNA, aptamers, diagnostics, radioopaquedyes, radioactive isotopes, fluorogenic compounds, magnetic labels,nanoparticles, marker compounds, lectins, compounds that alter cellmembrane permeability, photochemical compounds, small molecules,liposomes, micelles, gene therapy vectors, viral vectors, and the like.Finally, combinations of agents or combinations of different classes ofagents may be used.

The multispecific antibodies, the multispecific activatable antibodiesand/or the conjugated multispecific activatable antibody compositions ofthe disclosure (also referred to herein as “active compounds”), andderivatives, fragments, analogs and homologs thereof, can beincorporated into pharmaceutical compositions suitable foradministration. Principles and considerations involved in preparing suchcompositions, as well as guidance in the choice of components areprovided, for example, in Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences: TheScience And Practice Of Pharmacy 19th ed. (Alfonso R. Gennaro, et al.,editors) Mack Pub. Co., Easton, Pa.: 1995; Drug Absorption Enhancement:Concepts, Possibilities, Limitations, And Trends, Harwood AcademicPublishers, Langhorne, Pa., 1994; and Peptide And Protein Drug Delivery(Advances In Parenteral Sciences, Vol. 4), 1991, M. Dekker, New York.

Such compositions typically comprise the multispecific antibody and/orthe multispecific activatable antibody and a pharmaceutically acceptablecarrier. Where a multispecific antibody and/or a multispecificactivatable antibody includes a fragment of the AB domain, the smallestfragment of the AB that specifically binds to the binding domain of thetarget protein can be used. For example, based upon the variable-regionsequences of an antibody, peptide molecules can be designed that retainthe ability of the AB to bind the target protein sequence. Such peptidescan be synthesized chemically and/or produced by recombinant DNAtechnology. (See, e.g., Marasco et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 90:7889-7893 (1993)).

As used herein, the term “pharmaceutically acceptable carrier” isintended to include any and all solvents, dispersion media, coatings,antibacterial and antifungal agents, isotonic and absorption delayingagents, and the like, compatible with pharmaceutical administration.Suitable carriers are described in the most recent edition ofRemington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, a standard reference text in thefield, which is incorporated herein by reference. Suitable examples ofsuch carriers or diluents include, but are not limited to, water,saline, ringer's solutions, dextrose solution, and 5% human serumalbumin. Liposomes and non-aqueous vehicles such as fixed oils may alsobe used. The use of such media and agents for pharmaceutically activesubstances is well known in the art. Except insofar as any conventionalmedia or agent is incompatible with the active compound, use thereof inthe compositions is contemplated.

The formulations to be used for in vivo administration must be sterile.This is readily accomplished by filtration through sterile filtrationmembranes.

A pharmaceutical composition of the disclosure is formulated to becompatible with its intended route of administration. Examples of routesof administration include parenteral, e.g., intravenous, intradermal,subcutaneous, oral (e.g., inhalation), transdermal (i.e., topical),transmucosal, and rectal administration. Solutions or suspensions usedfor parenteral, intradermal, or subcutaneous application can include thefollowing components: a sterile diluent such as water for injection,saline solution, fixed oils, polyethylene glycols, glycerine, propyleneglycol or other synthetic solvents; antibacterial agents such as benzylalcohol or methyl parabens; antioxidants such as ascorbic acid or sodiumbisulfite; chelating agents such as ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid(EDTA); buffers such as acetates, citrates or phosphates, and agents forthe adjustment of tonicity such as sodium chloride or dextrose. The pHcan be adjusted with acids or bases, such as hydrochloric acid or sodiumhydroxide. The parenteral preparation can be enclosed in ampoules,disposable syringes or multiple dose vials made of glass or plastic.

Pharmaceutical compositions suitable for injectable use include sterileaqueous solutions (where water soluble) or dispersions and sterilepowders for the extemporaneous preparation of sterile injectablesolutions or dispersion. For intravenous administration, suitablecarriers include physiological saline, bacteriostatic water, CremophorEL™ (BASF, Parsippany, N.J.) or phosphate buffered saline (PBS). In allcases, the composition must be sterile and should be fluid to the extentthat easy syringeability exists. It must be stable under the conditionsof manufacture and storage and must be preserved against thecontaminating action of microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi. Thecarrier can be a solvent or dispersion medium containing, for example,water, ethanol, polyol (for example, glycerol, propylene glycol, andliquid polyethylene glycol, and the like), and suitable mixturesthereof. The proper fluidity can be maintained, for example, by the useof a coating such as lecithin, by the maintenance of the requiredparticle size in the case of dispersion and by the use of surfactants.Prevention of the action of microorganisms can be achieved by variousantibacterial and antifungal agents, for example, parabens,chlorobutanol, phenol, ascorbic acid, thimerosal, and the like. In manycases, it will be suitable to include isotonic agents, for example,sugars, polyalcohols such as manitol, sorbitol, sodium chloride in thecomposition. Prolonged absorption of the injectable compositions can bebrought about by including in the composition an agent that delaysabsorption, for example, aluminum monostearate and gelatin.

Sterile injectable solutions can be prepared by incorporating the activecompound in the required amount in an appropriate solvent with one or acombination of ingredients enumerated above, as required, followed byfiltered sterilization. Generally, dispersions are prepared byincorporating the active compound into a sterile vehicle that contains abasic dispersion medium and the required other ingredients from thoseenumerated above. In the case of sterile powders for the preparation ofsterile injectable solutions, methods of preparation are vacuum dryingand freeze-drying that yields a powder of the active ingredient plus anyadditional desired ingredient from a previously sterile-filteredsolution thereof.

Oral compositions generally include an inert diluent or an ediblecarrier. They can be enclosed in gelatin capsules or compressed intotablets. For the purpose of oral therapeutic administration, the activecompound can be incorporated with excipients and used in the form oftablets, troches, or capsules. Oral compositions can also be preparedusing a fluid carrier for use as a mouthwash, wherein the compound inthe fluid carrier is applied orally and swished and expectorated orswallowed. Pharmaceutically compatible binding agents, and/or adjuvantmaterials can be included as part of the composition. The tablets,pills, capsules, troches and the like can contain any of the followingingredients, or compounds of a similar nature: a binder such asmicrocrystalline cellulose, gum tragacanth or gelatin; an excipient suchas starch or lactose, a disintegrating agent such as alginic acid,Primogel, or corn starch; a lubricant such as magnesium stearate orSterotes; a glidant such as colloidal silicon dioxide; a sweeteningagent such as sucrose or saccharin; or a flavoring agent such aspeppermint, methyl salicylate, or orange flavoring.

For administration by inhalation, the compounds are delivered in theform of an aerosol spray from pressured container or dispenser thatcontains a suitable propellant, e.g., a gas such as carbon dioxide, or anebulizer.

Systemic administration can also be by transmucosal or transdermalmeans. For transmucosal or transdermal administration, penetrantsappropriate to the barrier to be permeated are used in the formulation.Such penetrants are generally known in the art, and include, forexample, for transmucosal administration, detergents, bile salts, andfusidic acid derivatives. Transmucosal administration can beaccomplished through the use of nasal sprays or suppositories. Fortransdermal administration, the active compounds are formulated intoointments, salves, gels, or creams as generally known in the art.

The compounds can also be prepared in the form of suppositories (e.g.,with conventional suppository bases such as cocoa butter and otherglycerides) or retention enemas for rectal delivery.

In one embodiment, the active compounds are prepared with carriers thatwill protect the compound against rapid elimination from the body, suchas sustained/controlled release formulations, including implants andmicroencapsulated delivery systems. Biodegradable, biocompatiblepolymers can be used, such as ethylene vinyl acetate, polyanhydrides,polyglycolic acid, collagen, polyorthoesters, and polylactic acid.Methods for preparation of such formulations will be apparent to thoseskilled in the art.

For example, the active ingredients can be entrapped in microcapsulesprepared, for example, by coacervation techniques or by interfacialpolymerization, for example, hydroxymethylcellulose orgelatin-microcapsules and poly-(methylmethacrylate) microcapsules,respectively, in colloidal drug delivery systems (for example,liposomes, albumin microspheres, microemulsions, nano-particles, andnanocapsules) or in macroemulsions.

Sustained-release preparations can be prepared. Suitable examples ofsustained-release preparations include semipermeable matrices of solidhydrophobic polymers containing the antibody, which matrices are in theform of shaped articles, e.g., films, or microcapsules. Examples ofsustained-release matrices include polyesters, hydrogels (for example,poly(2-hydroxyethyl-methacrylate), or poly(vinylalcohol)), polylactides(U.S. Pat. No. 3,773,919), copolymers of L-glutamic acid and γethyl-L-glutamate, non-degradable ethylene-vinyl acetate, degradablelactic acid-glycolic acid copolymers such as the LUPRON DEPOT™(injectable microspheres composed of lactic acid-glycolic acid copolymerand leuprolide acetate), and poly-D-(−)-3-hydroxybutyric acid. Whilepolymers such as ethylene-vinyl acetate and lactic acid-glycolic acidenable release of molecules for over 100 days, certain hydrogels releaseproteins for shorter time periods.

The materials can also be obtained commercially from Alza Corporationand Nova Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Liposomal suspensions (includingliposomes targeted to infected cells with monoclonal antibodies to viralantigens) and can also be used as pharmaceutically acceptable carriers.These can be prepared according to methods known to those skilled in theart, for example, as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,522,811.

It is especially advantageous to formulate oral or parenteralcompositions in dosage unit form for ease of administration anduniformity of dosage. Dosage unit form as used herein refers tophysically discrete units suited as unitary dosages for the subject tobe treated; each unit containing a predetermined quantity of activecompound calculated to produce the desired therapeutic effect inassociation with the required pharmaceutical carrier. The specificationfor the dosage unit forms of the disclosure are dictated by and directlydependent on the unique characteristics of the active compound and theparticular therapeutic effect to be achieved, and the limitationsinherent in the art of compounding such an active compound for thetreatment of individuals.

The pharmaceutical compositions can be included in a container, pack, ordispenser together with instructions for administration.

The formulation can also contain more than one active compound asnecessary for the particular indication being treated, for example,those with complementary activities that do not adversely affect eachother. Alternatively, or in addition, the composition can comprise anagent that enhances its function, such as, for example, a cytotoxicagent, cytokine, chemotherapeutic agent, or growth-inhibitory agent.Such molecules are suitably present in combination in amounts that areeffective for the purpose intended.

In one embodiment, the active compounds are administered in combinationtherapy, i.e., combined with other agents, e.g., therapeutic agents,that are useful for treating pathological conditions or disorders, suchas autoimmune disorders and inflammatory diseases. The term “incombination” in this context means that the agents are givensubstantially contemporaneously, either simultaneously or sequentially.If given sequentially, at the onset of administration of the secondcompound, the first of the two compounds is still detectable ateffective concentrations at the site of treatment.

For example, the combination therapy can include one or more antibodiesof the disclosure coformulated with, and/or coadministered with, one ormore additional therapeutic agents, e.g., one or more cytokine andgrowth factor inhibitors, immunosuppressants, anti-inflammatory agents,metabolic inhibitors, enzyme inhibitors, and/or cytotoxic or cytostaticagents, as described in more detail below. Furthermore, one or moreantibodies described herein may be used in combination with two or moreof the therapeutic agents described herein. Such combination therapiesmay advantageously utilize lower dosages of the administered therapeuticagents, thus avoiding possible toxicities or complications associatedwith the various monotherapies.

In other embodiments, one or more antibodies of the disclosure can becoformulated with, and/or coadministered with, one or moreanti-inflammatory drugs, immunosuppressants, or metabolic or enzymaticinhibitors. Nonlimiting examples of the drugs or inhibitors that can beused in combination with the antibodies described herein, include, butare not limited to, one or more of: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatorydrug(s) (NSAIDs), e.g., ibuprofen, tenidap, naproxen, meloxicam,piroxicam, diclofenac, and indomethacin; sulfasalazine; corticosteroidssuch. as prednisolone; cytokine suppressive anti-inflammatory drug(s)(CSAIDs); inhibitors of nucleotide biosynthesis, e g., inhibitors ofpurine biosynthesis, folate antagonists (e.g., methotrexate(N-[4-[[(2,4-diamino-6-pteridinyl)methyl]methylamino]benzoyl]-L-glutamicacid); and inhibitors of pyrimidine biosynthesis, e.g., dihydroorotatedehydrogenase (DHODH) inhibitors. Suitable therapeutic agents for use incombination with the antibodies of the disclosure include NSAIDs,CSAIDs, (DHODH) inhibitors (e.g., leflunomide), and folate antagonists(e.g., methotrexate).

Examples of additional inhibitors include one or more of:corticosteroids (oral, inhaled and local injection); immunosuppressants,e.g., cyclosporin, tacrolimus (FK-506); and mTOR inhibitors, e.g.,sirolimus (rapamycin-RAPAMUNE™ or rapamycin derivatives, e.g., solublerapamycin derivatives (e.g., ester rapamycin derivatives, e.g.,CCI-779); agents that interfere with signaling by proinflammatorycytokines such as TNFα or IL-1 (e.g. IRAK, NIK, IKK, p38 or MAP kinaseinhibitors); COX2 inhibitors, e.g., celecoxib, rofecoxib, and variantsthereof; phosphodiesterase inhibitors, e.g., R973401 (phosphodiesteraseType IV inhibitor); phospholipase inhibitors, e.g., inhibitors ofcytosolic phospholipase 2 (cPLA2) (e.g., trifluoromethyl ketoneanalogs); inhibitors of vascular endothelial cell growth factor orgrowth factor receptor, e.g., VEGF inhibitor and/or VEGF-R inhibitor;and inhibitors of angiogenesis. Suitable therapeutic agents for use incombination with the antibodies of the disclosure areimmunosuppressants, e.g., cyclosporin, tacrolimus (FK-506); mTORinhibitors, e.g., sirolimus (rapamycin) or rapamycin derivatives, e.g.,soluble rapamycin derivatives (e.g., ester rapamycin derivatives, e.g.,CCI-779); COX2 inhibitors, e.g., celecoxib and variants thereof; andphospholipase inhibitors, e.g., inhibitors of cytosolic phospholipase 2(cPLA2), e.g., trifluoromethyl ketone analogs.

Additional examples of therapeutic agents that can be combined with anantibody of the disclosure include one or more of: 6-mercaptopurines(6-MP); azathioprine sulphasalazine; mesalazine; olsalazine;chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine (PLAQUENIL®); pencillamine;aurothiornalate (intramuscular and oral); azathioprine; coichicine;beta-2 adrenoreceptor agonists (salbutamol, terbutaline, salmeteral);xanthines (theophylline, arninophylline); cromoglycate; nedocromil;ketotifen; ipratropium and oxitropium; mycophenolate mofetil; adenosineagonists; antithrombotic agents; complement inhibitors; and adrenergicagents.

All publications and patent documents cited herein are incorporatedherein by reference as if each such publication or document wasspecifically and individually indicated to be incorporated herein byreference. Citation of publications and patent documents is not intendedas an admission that any is pertinent prior art, nor does it constituteany admission as to the contents or date of the same. The inventionhaving now been described by way of written description, those of skillin the art will recognize that the invention can be practiced in avariety of embodiments and that the foregoing description and examplesbelow are for purposes of illustration and not limitation of the claimsthat follow.

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The following sequences shown in Table 7 include sequences that wereused throughout the Examples provided herein:

TABLE 7 Exemplary Sequences Anti-human CTLA-4 scFv Antibody:(SEQ ID NO: 229)GGAGGTGGATCTGGAGGTGGCGGTTCAGGCTCTGGCGGAGGCTCAGGTGGTGGAGGATCAGGCGGAGGTGAAATTGTGTTGACACAGTCTCCAGGCACCCTGTCTTTGTCTCCAGGGGAAAGAGCCACCCTCTCCTGCAGGGCCAGTCAGAGTGTTAGCAGCAGCTACTTAGCCTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCTGGCCAGGCTCCCAGGCTCCTCATCTATGGTGCATCCAGCAGGGCCACTGGCATCCCAGACAGGTTCAGTGGCAGTGGGTCTGGGACAGACTTCACTCTCACCATCAGCAGACTGGAGCCTGAAGATTTTGCAGTGTATTACTGTCAGCAGTATGGTAGCTCACCGCTCACTTTCGGCGGAGGGACCAAGGTGGAAATCAAACGTTCCGGAGGGTCGACCATAACTTCGTATAATGTATACTATACGAAGTTATCCTCGAGCGGTACCCAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGACTGGGGGAGGCGTGGTCCAGCCTGGGAGGTCCCTGAGACTCTCCTGTGCAGCCTCTGGATCCACCTTTAGCAGCTATGCCATGAGCTGGGTCCGCCAGGCTCCAGGGAAGGGGCTGGAGTGGGTCTCAGCTATTAGTGGTAGTGGTGGTAGCACATACTACGCAGACTCCGTGAAGGGCCGGTTCACCATCTCCAGAGACAATTCCAAGAACACGCTGTATCTGCAAATGAACAGCCTGAGAGCCGAGGACACGGCCGTATATTACTGTGCGACAAACTCCCTTTACTGGTACTTCGATCTCTGGGGCCGTGGCACCCTGGTCACTGTCTCTTCAGCTAGC (SEQ ID NO: 230)GGGSGGGGSGSGGGSGGGGSGGGEIVLTQSPGTLSLSPGERATLSCRASQSVSSSYLAWYQQKPGQAPRLLIYGASSRATGIPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISRLEPEDFAVYYCQQYGSSPLTFGGGTKVEIKRSGGSTITSYNVYYTKLSSSGTQVQLVQTGGGVVQPGRSLRLSCAASGSTFSSYAMSWVRQAPGKGLEWVSAISGSGGSTYYADSVKGRFTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCATNSLYWYFDLWGRGTLVTVSSAS Anti-human CD3 epsilon OKT3 scFv Antibody:(SEQ ID NO: 231)GGAGGTGGATCTGGAGGTGGCGGTTCAGGCTCTGGCGGAGGCTCAGGTGGTGGAGGATCAGGCGGAGGTCAGGTTCAGCTGCAGCAGAGCGGTGCAGAACTGGCACGTCCGGGTGCAAGCGTTAAAATGAGCTGTAAAGCAAGCGGTTATACCTTTACCCGTTATACCATGCATTGGGTTAAACAGCGTCCGGGTCAGGGTCTGGAATGGATTGGTTATATCAATCCGAGCCGTGGTTATACCAACTACAACCAGAAATTCAAAGATAAAGCAACCCTGACCACCGATAAAAGCAGCAGCACCGCCTATATGCAGCTGAGCAGCCTGACCTCAGAGGATAGCGCAGTTTATTACTGTGCACGCTATTATGATGATCACTATTGCCTGGATTATTGGGGTCAGGGCACCACCCTGACCGTTAGCAGCGGTGGTGGTGGTAGTGGTGGCGGTGGTTCAGGCGGTGGCGGTAGCCAGATTGTTCTGACCCAGAGTCCGGCAATTATGAGCGCAAGTCCGGGTGAAAAAGTTACCATGACCTGTAGCGCCAGCAGCAGCGTTAGCTATATGAATTGGTATCAGCAGAAAAGCGGCACCAGCCCGAAACGTTGGATTTATGATACCAGCAAACTGGCAAGCGGTGTTCCGGCACATTTTCGTGGTAGCGGTAGCGGCACCTCATATAGCCTGACCATTAGCGGTATGGAAGCAGAAGATGCAGCAACCTATTATTGTCAGCAGTGGTCAAGCAATCCGTTTACCTTTGGTAGTGGCACCAAACTGGAAATTAATCGT (SEQ ID NO: 232)GGGSGGGGSGSGGGSGGGGSGGGQVQLQQSGAELARPGASVKMSCKASGYTFTRYTMHWVKQRPGQGLEWIGYINPSRGYTNYNQKFKDKATLTTDKSSSTAYMQLSSLTSEDSAVYYCARYYDDHYCLDYWGQGTTLTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSQIVLTQSPAIMSASPGEKVTMTCSASSSVSYMNWYQQKSGTSPKRWIYDTSKLASGVPAHFRGSGSGTSYSLTISGMEAEDAATYYCQQWSSNPFTFGSGTKLEINR Anti-human Jagged 4D11v2 Antibody: Heavy Chain(SEQ ID NO: 233) gaggtgcacctgttggagtctgggggaggcttggtacagcctggggggtccctgagactctcctgtgcagcctctggattcacctttagcagctatgccatgagctgggtccgccaggctccagggaaggggctggagtgggtgtcaagtattgacccggaaggtcggcagacatattacgcagactccgtgaagggccggttcaccatctccagagacaattccaagaacacgctgtatctgcaaatgaacagcctgagagccgaggacacggccgtatattactgtgcgaaagacatcggcggcaggtcggcctttgactactggggccagggaaccctggtcaccgtctcctcagctagcaccaagggcccatcggtcttccccctggcaccctcctccaagagcacctctgggggcacagcggccctgggctgcctggtcaaggactacttccccgaaccggtgacggtgtcgtggaactcaggcgccctgaccagcggcgtgcacaccttcccggctgtcctacagtcctcaggactctactccctcagcagcgtggtgaccgtgccctccagcagcttgggcacccagacctacatctgcaacgtgaatcacaagcccagcaacaccaaggtggacaagaaagttgagcccaaatcttgtgacaaaactcacacatgcccaccgtgcccagcacctgaactcctggggggaccgtcagtcttcctcttccccccaaaacccaaggacaccctcatgatctcccggacccctgaggtcacatgcgtggtggtggacgtgagccacgaagaccctgaggtcaagttcaactggtacgtggacggcgtggaggtgcataatgccaagacaaagccgcgggaggagcagtacaacagcacgtaccgtgtggtcagcgtcctcaccgtcctgcaccaggactggctgaatggcaaggagtacaagtgcaaggtctccaacaaagccctcccagcccccatcgagaaaaccatctccaaagccaaagggcagccccgagaaccacaggtgtacaccctgcccccatcccgggaggagatgaccaagaaccaggtcagcctgacctgcctggtcaaaggcttctatcccagcgacatcgccgtggagtgggagagcaatgggcagccggagaacaactacaagaccacgcctcccgtgctggactccgacggctccttcttcctctacagcaagctcaccgtggacaagagcaggtggcagcaggggaacgtcttctcatgctccgtgatgcatgaggctctgcacaaccactacacgcagaagagcctctccctgtctccgggt aaa(SEQ ID NO: 234)EVHLLESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSSYAMSWVRQAPGKGLEWVSSIDPEGRQTYYADSVKGRFTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCAKDIGGRSAFDYWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKKVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPG KAnti-human Jagged 4D11v2 Antibody: Light Chain (SEQ ID NO: 235) Gacatccagatgacccagtctccatcctccctgtctgcatctgtaggagacagagtcaccatcacttgccgggcaagtcagagcattagcagctatttaaattggtatcagcagaaaccagggaaagcccctaagctcctgatctatgcggcatccagtttgcaaagtggggtcccatcaaggttcagtggcagtggatctgggacagatttcactctcaccatcagcagtctgcaacctgaagattttgcaacttactactgtcaacagacggttgtggcgcctccgttattcggccaagggaccaaggtggaaatcaaacgtacggtggctgcaccatctgtcttcatcttcccgccatctgatgagcagttgaaatctggaactgcctctgttgtgtgcctgctgaataacttctatcccagagaggccaaagtacagtggaaggtggataacgccctccaatcgggtaactcccaggagagtgtcacagagcaggacagcaaggacagcacctacagcctcagcagcaccctgacgctgancaaagcagactacgagaaacacaaagtctacgcctgcgaagtcacccatcagggcctgagctcgcccgtcacaaagagcttcaacaggggagagt gt(SEQ ID NO: 236)DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQSISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQTVVAPPLFGQGTKVEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLXKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC Anti-human Jagged 4D11 Antibody: Heavy Chain(SEQ ID NO: 237)gaggtgcagctgttggagtctgggggaggcttggtacagcctggggggtccctgagactctcctgtgcagcctctggattcacctttagcagctatgccatgagctgggtccgccaggctccagggaaggggctggagtgggtgtcaagtattgacccggaaggtcggcagacatattacgcagactccgtgaagggccggttcaccatctccagagacaattccaagaacacgctgtatctgcaaatgaacagcctgagagccgaggacacggccgtatattactgtgcgaaagacatcggcggcaggtcggcctttgactactggggccagggaaccctggtcaccgtctcctcagctagcaccaagggcccatcggtcttccccctggcaccctcctccaagagcacctctgggggcacagcggccctgggctgcctggtcaaggactacttccccgaaccggtgacggtgtcgtggaactcaggcgccctgaccagcggcgtgcacaccttcccggctgtcctacagtcctcaggactctactccctcagcagcgtggtgaccgtgccctccagcagcttgggcacccagacctacatctgcaacgtgaatcacaagcccagcaacaccaaggtggacaagaaagttgagcccaaatcttgtgacaaaactcacacatgcccaccgtgcccagcacctgaactcctggggggaccgtcagtcttcctcttccccccaaaacccaaggacaccctcatgatctcccggacccctgaggtcacatgcgtggtggtggacgtgagccacgaagaccctgaggtcaagttcaactggtacgtggacggcgtggaggtgcataatgccaagacaaagccgcgggaggagcagtacaacagcacgtaccgtgtggtcagcgtcctcaccgtcctgcaccaggactggctgaatggcaaggagtacaagtgcaaggtctccaacaaagccctcccagcccccatcgagaaaaccatctccaaagccaaagggcagccccgagaaccacaggtgtacaccctgcccccatcccgggaggagatgaccaagaaccaggtcagcctgacctgcctggtcaaaggcttctatcccagcgacatcgccgtggagtgggagagcaatgggcagccggagaacaactacaagaccacgcctcccgtgctggactccgacggctccttcttcctctacagcaagctcaccgtggacaagagcaggtggcagcaggggaacgtcttctcatgctccgtgatgcatgaggctctgcacaaccactacacgcagaagagcctctccctgtctccgggt aaa(SEQ ID NO: 238)EVQLLESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSSYAMSWVRQAPGKGLEWVSSIDPEGRQTYYADSVKGRFTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCAKDIGGRSAFDYWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKKVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPG KAnti-Jagged Activatable Antibody 5342-1204-4D11v2: Light Chain(SEQ ID NO: 239) caaggccagtctggccagtgcaatatttggctcgtaggtggtgattgcaggggctggcaggggggctcgagcggtggcagcggtggctctggtggtctgagcggccgttccgataatcatggcggcggttctgacatccagatgacccagtctccatcctccctgtctgcatctgtaggagacagagtcaccatcacttgccgggcaagtcagagcattagcagctatttaaattggtatcagcagaaaccagggaaagcccctaagctcctgatctatgcggcatccagtttgcaaagtggggtcccatcaaggttcagtggcagtggatctgggacagatttcactctcaccatcagcagtctgcaacctgaagattttgcaacttactactgtcaacagacggttgtggcgcctccgttattcggccaagggaccaaggtggaaatcaaacgtacggtggctgcaccatctgtcttcatcttcccgccatctgatgagcagttgaaatctggaactgcctctgttgtgtgcctgctgaataacttctatcccagagaggccaaagtacagtggaaggtggataacgccctccaatcgggtaactcccaggagagtgtcacagagcaggacagcaaggacagcacctacagcctcagcagcaccctgacgctgagcaaagcagactacgagaaacacaaagtctacgcctgcgaagtcacccatcagggcctgagctcgcccgtcacaaagagcttcaacagggga gagtgt(SEQ ID NO: 240)QGQSGQCNIWLVGGDCRGWQGGSSGGSGGSGGLSGRSDNHGGGSDIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQSISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQTVVAPPLFGQGTKVEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLXKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRG ECAnti-Jagged 4D11v2 - anti-CD3 OKT3 Multispecific Antibody: Heavy Chain(SEQ ID NO: 241)GAGGTGCACCTGTTGGAGTCTGGGGGAGGCTTGGTACAGCCTGGGGGGTCCCTGAGACTCTCCTGTGCAGCCTCTGGATTCACCTTTAGCAGCTATGCCATGAGCTGGGTCCGCCAGGCTCCAGGGAAGGGGCTGGAGTGGGTGTCAAGTATTGACCCGGAAGGTCGGCAGACATATTACGCAGACTCCGTGAAGGGCCGGTTCACCATCTCCAGAGACAATTCCAAGAACACGCTGTATCTGCAAATGAACAGCCTGAGAGCCGAGGACACGGCCGTATATTACTGTGCGAAAGACATCGGCGGCAGGTCGGCCTTTGACTACTGGGGCCAGGGAACCCTGGTCACCGTCTCCTCAGCTAGCACCAAGGGCCCATCGGTCTTCCCCCTGGCACCCTCCTCCAAGAGCACCTCTGGGGGCACAGCGGCCCTGGGCTGCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGGTGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCCCTGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCGGCTGTCCTACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCAGCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAGCTTGGGCACCCAGACCTACATCTGCAACGTGAATCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAAAGTTGAGCCCAAATCTTGTGACAAAACTCACACATGCCCACCGTGCCCAGCACCTGAACTCCTGGGGGGACCGTCAGTCTTCCTCTTCCCCCCAAAACCCAAGGACACCCTCATGATCTCCCGGACCCCTGAGGTCACATGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGAGCCACGAAGACCCTGAGGTCAAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCATAATGCCAAGACAAAGCCGCGGGAGGAGCAGTACAACAGCACGTACCGTGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACCGTCCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAATGGCAAGGAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGCCCTCCCAGCCCCCATCGAGAAAACCATCTCCAAAGCCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAACCACAGGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCATCCCGGGAGGAGATGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGACCTGCCTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTATCCCAGCGACATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAATGGGCAGCCGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACGCCTCCCGTGCTGGACTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTACAGCAAGCTCACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGGTGGCAGCAGGGGAACGTCTTCTCATGCTCCGTGATGCATGAGGCTCTGCACAACCACTACACGCAGAAGAGCCTCTCCCTGTCTCCGGGTAAAGGAGGTGGATCTGGAGGTGGCGGTTCAGGCTCTGGCGGAGGCTCAGGTGGTGGAGGATCAGGCGGAGGTCAGGTTCAGCTGCAGCAGAGCGGTGCAGAACTGGCACGTCCGGGTGCAAGCGTTAAAATGAGCTGTAAAGCAAGCGGTTATACCTTTACCCGTTATACCATGCATTGGGTTAAACAGCGTCCGGGTCAGGGTCTGGAATGGATTGGTTATATCAATCCGAGCCGTGGTTATACCAACTACAACCAGAAATTCAAAGATAAAGCAACCCTGACCACCGATAAAAGCAGCAGCACCGCCTATATGCAGCTGAGCAGCCTGACCTCAGAGGATAGCGCAGTTTATTACTGTGCACGCTATTATGATGATCACTATTGCCTGGATTATTGGGGTCAGGGCACCACCCTGACCGTTAGCAGCGGTGGTGGTGGTAGTGGTGGCGGTGGTTCAGGCGGTGGCGGTAGCCAGATTGTTCTGACCCAGAGTCCGGCAATTATGAGCGCAAGTCCGGGTGAAAAAGTTACCATGACCTGTAGCGCCAGCAGCAGCGTTAGCTATATGAATTGGTATCAGCAGAAAAGCGGCACCAGCCCGAAACGTTGGATTTATGATACCAGCAAACTGGCAAGCGGTGTTCCGGCACATTTTCGTGGTAGCGGTAGCGGCACCTCATATAGCCTGACCATTAGCGGTATGGAAGCAGAAGATGCAGCAACCTATTATTGTCAGCAGTGGTCAAGCAATCCGTTTACCTTTGGTAGTGGCACCAAACTGGAAATTAATCGT (SEQ ID NO: 242)EVHLLESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSSYAMSWVRQAPGKGLEWVSSIDPEGRQTYYADSVKGRFTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCAKDIGGRSAFDYWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKKVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGKGGGSGGGGSGSGGGSGGGGSGGGQVQLQQSGAELARPGASVKMSCKASGYTFTRYTMHWVKQRPGQGLEWIGYINPSRGYTNYNQKFKDKATLTTDKSSSTAYMQLSSLTSEDSAVYYCARYYDDHYCLDYWGQGTTLTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSQIVLTQSPAIMSASPGEKVTMTCSASSSVSYMNWYQQKSGTSPKRWIYDTSKLASGVPAHFRGSGSGTSYSLTISGMEAEDAATYYCQQWSSNPFTFGSGTKLEINR Anti-Jagged 4D11v2 - anti-CD3 OKT3 Multispecific Antibody:Light Chain (SEQ ID NO: 243) GACATCCAGATGACCCAGTCTCCATCCTCCCTGTCTGCATCTGTAGGAGACAGAGTCACCATCACTTGCCGGGCAAGTCAGAGCATTAGCAGCTATTTAAATTGGTATCAGCAGAAACCAGGGAAAGCCCCTAAGCTCCTGATCTATGCGGCATCCAGTTTGCAAAGTGGGGTCCCATCAAGGTTCAGTGGCAGTGGATCTGGGACAGATTTCACTCTCACCATCAGCAGTCTGCAACCTGAAGATTTTGCAACTTACTACTGTCAACAGACGGTTGTGGCGCCTCCGTTATTCGGCCAAGGGACCAAGGTGGAAATCAAACGTACGGTGGCTGCACCATCTGTCTTCATCTTCCCGCCATCTGATGAGCAGTTGAAATCTGGAACTGCCTCTGTTGTGTGCCTGCTGAATAACTTCTATCCCAGAGAGGCCAAAGTACAGTGGAAGGTGGATAACGCCCTCCAATCGGGTAACTCCCAGGAGAGTGTCACAGAGCAGGACAGCAAGGACAGCACCTACAGCCTCAGCAGCACCCTGACGCTGANCAAAGCAGACTACGAGAAACACAAAGTCTACGCCTGCGAAGTCACCCATCAGGGCCTGAGCTCGCCCGTCACAAAGAGCTTCAACAGGGGAGAGTGTGGAGGTGGATCTGGAGGTGGCGGTTCAGGCTCTGGCGGAGGCTCAGGTGGTGGAGGATCAGGCGGAGGTCAGGTTCAGCTGCAGCAGAGCGGTGCAGAACTGGCACGTCCGGGTGCAAGCGTTAAAATGAGCTGTAAAGCAAGCGGTTATACCTTTACCCGTTATACCATGCATTGGGTTAAACAGCGTCCGGGTCAGGGTCTGGAATGGATTGGTTATATCAATCCGAGCCGTGGTTATACCAACTACAACCAGAAATTCAAAGATAAAGCAACCCTGACCACCGATAAAAGCAGCAGCACCGCCTATATGCAGCTGAGCAGCCTGACCTCAGAGGATAGCGCAGTTTATTACTGTGCACGCTATTATGATGATCACTATTGCCTGGATTATTGGGGTCAGGGCACCACCCTGACCGTTAGCAGCGGTGGTGGTGGTAGTGGTGGCGGTGGTTCAGGCGGTGGCGGTAGCCAGATTGTTCTGACCCAGAGTCCGGCAATTATGAGCGCAAGTCCGGGTGAAAAAGTTACCATGACCTGTAGCGCCAGCAGCAGCGTTAGCTATATGAATTGGTATCAGCAGAAAAGCGGCACCAGCCCGAAACGTTGGATTTATGATACCAGCAAACTGGCAAGCGGTGTTCCGGCACATTTTCGTGGTAGCGGTAGCGGCACCTCATATAGCCTGACCATTAGCGGTATGGAAGCAGAAGATGCAGCAACCTATTATTGTCAGCAGTGGTCAAGCAATCCGTTTACCTTTGGTAGTGGCACCAAACTGGAAATTAATCGT (SEQ ID NO: 244) DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQSISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQTVVAPPLFGQGTKVEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLXKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGSGGGGSGSGGGSGGGGSGGGQVQLQQSGAELARPGASVKMSCKASGYTFTRYTMHWVKQRPGQGLEWIGYINPSRGYTNYNQKFKDKATLTTDKSSSTAYMQLSSLTSEDSAVYYCARYYDDHYCLDYWGQGTTLTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSQIVLTQSPAIMSASPGEKVTMTCSASSSVSYMNWYQQKSGTSPKRWIYDTSKLASGVPAHFRGSGSGTSYSLTISGMEAEDAATYYCQQWSSNPFTFGSGTKLEINRAnti-Jagged-anti-CD3 Multispecific Activatable Antibody 5342-1204-4D11v2-CD3 OKT3: Light Chain (SEQ ID NO: 245) CAAGGCCAGTCTGGCCAGTGCAATATTTGGCTCGTAGGTGGTGATTGCAGGGGCTGGCAGGGGGGCTCGAGCGGTGGCAGCGGTGGCTCTGGTGGTCTGAGCGGCCGTTCCGATAATCATGGCGGCGGTTCTGACATCCAGATGACCCAGTCTCCATCCTCCCTGTCTGCATCTGTAGGAGACAGAGTCACCATCACTTGCCGGGCAAGTCAGAGCATTAGCAGCTATTTAAATTGGTATCAGCAGAAACCAGGGAAAGCCCCTAAGCTCCTGATCTATGCGGCATCCAGTTTGCAAAGTGGGGTCCCATCAAGGTTCAGTGGCAGTGGATCTGGGACAGATTTCACTCTCACCATCAGCAGTCTGCAACCTGAAGATTTTGCAACTTACTACTGTCAACAGACGGTTGTGGCGCCTCCGTTATTCGGCCAAGGGACCAAGGTGGAAATCAAACGTACGGTGGCTGCACCATCTGTCTTCATCTTCCCGCCATCTGATGAGCAGTTGAAATCTGGAACTGCCTCTGTTGTGTGCCTGCTGAATAACTTCTATCCCAGAGAGGCCAAAGTACAGTGGAAGGTGGATAACGCCCTCCAATCGGGTAACTCCCAGGAGAGTGTCACAGAGCAGGACAGCAAGGACAGCACCTACAGCCTCAGCAGCACCCTGACGCTGANCAAAGCAGACTACGAGAAACACAAAGTCTACGCCTGCGAAGTCACCCATCAGGGCCTGAGCTCGCCCGTCACAAAGAGCTTCAACAGGGGAGAGTGTGGAGGTGGATCTGGAGGTGGCGGTTCAGGCTCTGGCGGAGGCTCAGGTGGTGGAGGATCAGGCGGAGGTCAGGTTCAGCTGCAGCAGAGCGGTGCAGAACTGGCACGTCCGGGTGCAAGCGTTAAAATGAGCTGTAAAGCAAGCGGTTATACCTTTACCCGTTATACCATGCATTGGGTTAAACAGCGTCCGGGTCAGGGTCTGGAATGGATTGGTTATATCAATCCGAGCCGTGGTTATACCAACTACAACCAGAAATTCAAAGATAAAGCAACCCTGACCACCGATAAAAGCAGCAGCACCGCCTATATGCAGCTGAGCAGCCTGACCTCAGAGGATAGCGCAGTTTATTACTGTGCACGCTATTATGATGATCACTATTGCCTGGATTATTGGGGTCAGGGCACCACCCTGACCGTTAGCAGCGGTGGTGGTGGTAGTGGTGGCGGTGGTTCAGGCGGTGGCGGTAGCCAGATTGTTCTGACCCAGAGTCCGGCAATTATGAGCGCAAGTCCGGGTGAAAAAGTTACCATGACCTGTAGCGCCAGCAGCAGCGTTAGCTATATGAATTGGTATCAGCAGAAAAGCGGCACCAGCCCGAAACGTTGGATTTATGATACCAGCAAACTGGCAAGCGGTGTTCCGGCACATTTTCGTGGTAGCGGTAGCGGCACCTCATATAGCCTGACCATTAGCGGTATGGAAGCAGAAGATGCAGCAACCTATTATTGTCAGCAGTGGTCAAGCAATCCGTTTACCTTTGGTAGTGGCACCAAACTGGAAATTAATCGT (SEQ ID NO: 246)QGQSGQCNIWLVGGDCRGWQGGSSGGSGGSGGLSGRSDNHGGGSDIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQSISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQTVVAPPLFGQGTKVEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLXKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGSGGGGSGSGGGSGGGGSGGGQVQLQQSGAELARPGASVKMSCKASGYTFTRYTMHWVKQRPGQGLEWIGYINPSRGYTNYNQKFKDKATLTTDKSSSTAYMQLSSLTSEDSAVYYCARYYDDHYCLDYWGQGTTLTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSQIVLTQSPAIMSASPGEKVTMTCSASSSVSYMNWYQQKSGTSPKRWIYDTSKLASGVPAHFRGSGSGTSYSLTISGMEAEDAATYYCQQWSSNPFTFGSGTKLEINR Anti-Jagged 4D11v2-anti-CTLA-4 Multispecific Antibody: HeavyChain (SEQ ID NO: 247)GAGGTGCACCTGTTGGAGTCTGGGGGAGGCTTGGTACAGCCTGGGGGGTCCCTGAGACTCTCCTGTGCAGCCTCTGGATTCACCTTTAGCAGCTATGCCATGAGCTGGGTCCGCCAGGCTCCAGGGAAGGGGCTGGAGTGGGTGTCAAGTATTGACCCGGAAGGTCGGCAGACATATTACGCAGACTCCGTGAAGGGCCGGTTCACCATCTCCAGAGACAATTCCAAGAACACGCTGTATCTGCAAATGAACAGCCTGAGAGCCGAGGACACGGCCGTATATTACTGTGCGAAAGACATCGGCGGCAGGTCGGCCTTTGACTACTGGGGCCAGGGAACCCTGGTCACCGTCTCCTCAGCTAGCACCAAGGGCCCATCGGTCTTCCCCCTGGCACCCTCCTCCAAGAGCACCTCTGGGGGCACAGCGGCCCTGGGCTGCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGGTGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCCCTGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCGGCTGTCCTACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCAGCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAGCTTGGGCACCCAGACCTACATCTGCAACGTGAATCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAAAGTTGAGCCCAAATCTTGTGACAAAACTCACACATGCCCACCGTGCCCAGCACCTGAACTCCTGGGGGGACCGTCAGTCTTCCTCTTCCCCCCAAAACCCAAGGACACCCTCATGATCTCCCGGACCCCTGAGGTCACATGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGAGCCACGAAGACCCTGAGGTCAAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCATAATGCCAAGACAAAGCCGCGGGAGGAGCAGTACAACAGCACGTACCGTGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACCGTCCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAATGGCAAGGAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGCCCTCCCAGCCCCCATCGAGAAAACCATCTCCAAAGCCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAACCACAGGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCATCCCGGGAGGAGATGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGACCTGCCTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTATCCCAGCGACATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAATGGGCAGCCGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACGCCTCCCGTGCTGGACTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTACAGCAAGCTCACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGGTGGCAGCAGGGGAACGTCTTCTCATGCTCCGTGATGCATGAGGCTCTGCACAACCACTACACGCAGAAGAGCCTCTCCCTGTCTCCGGGTAAAGGAGGTGGATCTGGAGGTGGCGGTTCAGGCTCTGGCGGAGGCTCAGGTGGTGGAGGATCAGGCGGAGGTGAAATTGTGTTGACACAGTCTCCAGGCACCCTGTCTTTGTCTCCAGGGGAAAGAGCCACCCTCTCCTGCAGGGCCAGTCAGAGTGTTAGCAGCAGCTACTTAGCCTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCTGGCCAGGCTCCCAGGCTCCTCATCTATGGTGCATCCAGCAGGGCCACTGGCATCCCAGACAGGTTCAGTGGCAGTGGGTCTGGGACAGACTTCACTCTCACCATCAGCAGACTGGAGCCTGAAGATTTTGCAGTGTATTACTGTCAGCAGTATGGTAGCTCACCGCTCACTTTCGGCGGAGGGACCAAGGTGGAAATCAAACGTTCCGGAGGGTCGACCATAACTTCGTATAATGTATACTATACGAAGTTATCCTCGAGCGGTACCCAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGACTGGGGGAGGCGTGGTCCAGCCTGGGAGGTCCCTGAGACTCTCCTGTGCAGCCTCTGGATCCACCTTTAGCAGCTATGCCATGAGCTGGGTCCGCCAGGCTCCAGGGAAGGGGCTGGAGTGGGTCTCAGCTATTAGTGGTAGTGGTGGTAGCACATACTACGCAGACTCCGTGAAGGGCCGGTTCACCATCTCCAGAGACAATTCCAAGAACACGCTGTATCTGCAAATGAACAGCCTGAGAGCCGAGGACACGGCCGTATATTACTGTGCGACAAACTCCCTTTACTGGTACTTCGATCTCTGGGGCCGTGGCACCCTGGTCACTGTCTCTTCAGC (SEQ ID NO: 248)EVHLLESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSSYAMSWVRQAPGKGLEWVSSIDPEGRQTYYADSVKGRFTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCAKDIGGRSAFDYWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKKVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGKGGGSGGGGSGSGGGSGGGGSGGGEIVLTQSPGTLSLSPGERATLSCRASQSVSSSYLAWYQQKPGQAPRLLIYGASSRATGIPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISRLEPEDFAVYYCQQYGSSPLTFGGGTKVEIKRSGGSTITSYNVYYTKLSSSGTQVQLVQTGGGVVQPGRSLRLSCAASGSTFSSYAMSWVRQAPGKGLEWVSAISGSGGSTYYADSVKGRFTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCATNSLYWYFDLWGRGTLVTVSSASAnti-Jagged 4D11v2-anti-CTLA-4 Multispecific Antibody: Light Chain(SEQ ID NO: 249)GACATCCAGATGACCCAGTCTCCATCCTCCCTGTCTGCATCTGTAGGAGACAGAGTCACCATCACTTGCCGGGCAAGTCAGAGCATTAGCAGCTATTTAAATTGGTATCAGCAGAAACCAGGGAAAGCCCCTAAGCTCCTGATCTATGCGGCATCCAGTTTGCAAAGTGGGGTCCCATCAAGGTTCAGTGGCAGTGGATCTGGGACAGATTTCACTCTCACCATCAGCAGTCTGCAACCTGAAGATTTTGCAACTTACTACTGTCAACAGACGGTTGTGGCGCCTCCGTTATTCGGCCAAGGGACCAAGGTGGAAATCAAACGTACGGTGGCTGCACCATCTGTCTTCATCTTCCCGCCATCTGATGAGCAGTTGAAATCTGGAACTGCCTCTGTTGTGTGCCTGCTGAATAACTTCTATCCCAGAGAGGCCAAAGTACAGTGGAAGGTGGATAACGCCCTCCAATCGGGTAACTCCCAGGAGAGTGTCACAGAGCAGGACAGCAAGGACAGCACCTACAGCCTCAGCAGCACCCTGACGCTGANCAAAGCAGACTACGAGAAACACAAAGTCTACGCCTGCGAAGTCACCCATCAGGGCCTGAGCTCGCCCGTCACAAAGAGCTTCAACAGGGGAGAGTGTGGAGGTGGATCTGGAGGTGGCGGTTCAGGCTCTGGCGGAGGCTCAGGTGGTGGAGGATCAGGCGGAGGTGAAATTGTGTTGACACAGTCTCCAGGCACCCTGTCTTTGTCTCCAGGGGAAAGAGCCACCCTCTCCTGCAGGGCCAGTCAGAGTGTTAGCAGCAGCTACTTAGCCTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCTGGCCAGGCTCCCAGGCTCCTCATCTATGGTGCATCCAGCAGGGCCACTGGCATCCCAGACAGGTTCAGTGGCAGTGGGTCTGGGACAGACTTCACTCTCACCATCAGCAGACTGGAGCCTGAAGATTTTGCAGTGTATTACTGTCAGCAGTATGGTAGCTCACCGCTCACTTTCGGCGGAGGGACCAAGGTGGAAATCAAACGTTCCGGAGGGTCGACCATAACTTCGTATAATGTATACTATACGAAGTTATCCTCGAGCGGTACCCAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGACTGGGGGAGGCGTGGTCCAGCCTGGGAGGTCCCTGAGACTCTCCTGTGCAGCCTCTGGATCCACCTTTAGCAGCTATGCCATGAGCTGGGTCCGCCAGGCTCCAGGGAAGGGGCTGGAGTGGGTCTCAGCTATTAGTGGTAGTGGTGGTAGCACATACTACGCAGACTCCGTGAAGGGCCGGTTCACCATCTCCAGAGACAATTCCAAGAACACGCTGTATCTGCAAATGAACAGCCTGAGAGCCGAGGACACGGCCGTATATTACTGTGCGACAAACTCCCTTTACTGGTACTTCGATCTCTGGGGCCGTGGCACCCTGGTCACTGTCTCTTCAGCTAGC (SEQ ID NO: 250)DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQSISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQTVVAPPLFGQGTKVEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLXKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGSGGGGSGSGGGSGGGGSGGGEIVLTQSPGTLSLSPGERATLSCRASQSVSSSYLAWYQQKPGQAPRLLIYGASSRATGIPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISRLEPEDFAVYYCQQYGSSPLTFGGGTKVEIKRSGGSTITSYNVYYTKLSSSGTQVQLVQTGGGVVQPGRSLRLSCAASGSTFSSYAMSWVRQAPGKGLEWVSAISGSGGSTYYADSVKGRFTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCATNSLYWYFDLWGRGTLVTVSSASAnti-Jagged-anti-CTLA-4 Multispecific Activatable Antibody 5342-1204-4D11v2-CTLA-4: Light Chain (SEQ ID NO: 251)CAAGGCCAGTCTGGCCAGTGCAATATTTGGCTCGTAGGTGGTGATTGCAGGGGCTGGCAGGGGGGCTCGAGCGGTGGCAGCGGTGGCTCTGGTGGTCTGAGCGGCCGTTCCGATAATCATGGCGGCGGTTCTGACATCCAGATGACCCAGTCTCCATCCTCCCTGTCTGCATCTGTAGGAGACAGAGTCACCATCACTTGCCGGGCAAGTCAGAGCATTAGCAGCTATTTAAATTGGTATCAGCAGAAACCAGGGAAAGCCCCTAAGCTCCTGATCTATGCGGCATCCAGTTTGCAAAGTGGGGTCCCATCAAGGTTCAGTGGCAGTGGATCTGGGACAGATTTCACTCTCACCATCAGCAGTCTGCAACCTGAAGATTTTGCAACTTACTACTGTCAACAGACGGTTGTGGCGCCTCCGTTATTCGGCCAAGGGACCAAGGTGGAAATCAAACGTACGGTGGCTGCACCATCTGTCTTCATCTTCCCGCCATCTGATGAGCAGTTGAAATCTGGAACTGCCTCTGTTGTGTGCCTGCTGAATAACTTCTATCCCAGAGAGGCCAAAGTACAGTGGAAGGTGGATAACGCCCTCCAATCGGGTAACTCCCAGGAGAGTGTCACAGAGCAGGACAGCAAGGACAGCACCTACAGCCTCAGCAGCACCCTGACGCTGANCAAAGCAGACTACGAGAAACACAAAGTCTACGCCTGCGAAGTCACCCATCAGGGCCTGAGCTCGCCCGTCACAAAGAGCTTCAACAGGGGAGAGTGTGGAGGTGGATCTGGAGGTGGCGGTTCAGGCTCTGGCGGAGGCTCAGGTGGTGGAGGATCAGGCGGAGGTGAAATTGTGTTGACACAGTCTCCAGGCACCCTGTCTTTGTCTCCAGGGGAAAGAGCCACCCTCTCCTGCAGGGCCAGTCAGAGTGTTAGCAGCAGCTACTTAGCCTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCTGGCCAGGCTCCCAGGCTCCTCATCTATGGTGCATCCAGCAGGGCCACTGGCATCCCAGACAGGTTCAGTGGCAGTGGGTCTGGGACAGACTTCACTCTCACCATCAGCAGACTGGAGCCTGAAGATTTTGCAGTGTATTACTGTCAGCAGTATGGTAGCTCACCGCTCACTTTCGGCGGAGGGACCAAGGTGGAAATCAAACGTTCCGGAGGGTCGACCATAACTTCGTATAATGTATACTATACGAAGTTATCCTCGAGCGGTACCCAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGACTGGGGGAGGCGTGGTCCAGCCTGGGAGGTCCCTGAGACTCTCCTGTGCAGCCTCTGGATCCACCTTTAGCAGCTATGCCATGAGCTGGGTCCGCCAGGCTCCAGGGAAGGGGCTGGAGTGGGTCTCAGCTATTAGTGGTAGTGGTGGTAGCACATACTACGCAGACTCCGTGAAGGGCCGGTTCACCATCTCCAGAGACAATTCCAAGAACACGCTGTATCTGCAAATGAACAGCCTGAGAGCCGAGGACACGGCCGTATATTACTGTGCGACAAACTCCCTTTACTGGTACTTCGATCTCTGGGGCCGTGGCACCCTGGTCACTGTCTCTTCAGCTAGC(SEQ ID NO: 252)QGQSGQCNIWLVGGDCRGWQGGSSGGSGGSGGLSGRSDNHGGGSDIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQSISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQTVVAPPLFGQGTKVEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLXKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGSGGGGSGSGGGSGGGGSGGGEIVLTQSPGTLSLSPGERATLSCRASQSVSSSYLAWYQQKPGQAPRLLIYGASSRATGIPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISRLEPEDFAVYYCQQYGSSPLTFGGGTKVEIKRSGGSTITSYNVYYTKLSSSGTQVQLVQTGGGVVQPGRSLRLSCAASGSTFSSYAMSWVRQAPGKGLEWVSAISGSGGSTYYADSVKGRFTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCATNSLYWYFDLWGRGTLVTVSSAS Anti-EGFR C225v5 Antibody: Heavy Chain(SEQ ID NO: 253)caggtgcagctgaaacagagcggcccgggcctggtgcagccgagccagagcctgagcattacctgcaccgtgagcggctttagcctgaccaactatggcgtgcattgggtgcgccagagcccgggcaaaggcctggaatggctgggcgtgatttggagcggcggcaacaccgattataacaccccgtttaccagccgcctgagcattaacaaagataacagcaaaagccaggtgttttttaaaatgaacagcctgcaaagccaggataccgcgatttattattgcgcgcgcgcgctgacctattatgattatgaatttgcgtattggggccagggcaccctggtgaccgtgagcgcggctagcaccaagggcccatcggtcttccccctggcaccctcctccaagagcacctctgggggcacagcggccctgggctgcctggtcaaggactacttccccgaaccggtgacggtgtcgtggaactcaggcgccctgaccagcggcgtgcacaccttcccggctgtcctacagtcctcaggactctactccctcagcagcgtggtgaccgtgccctccagcagcttgggcacccagacctacatctgcaacgtgaatcacaagcccagcaacaccaaggtggacaagaaagttgagcccaaatcttgtgacaaaactcacacatgcccaccgtgcccagcacctgaactcctggggggaccgtcagtcttcctcttccccccaaaacccaaggacaccctcatgatctcccggacccctgaggtcacatgcgtggtggtggacgtgagccacgaagaccctgaggtcaagttcaactggtacgtggacggcgtggaggtgcataatgccaagacaaagccgcgggaggagcagtacaacagcacgtaccgtgtggtcagcgtcctcaccgtcctgcaccaggactggctgaatggcaaggagtacaagtgcaaggtctccaacaaagccctcccagcccccatcgagaaaaccatctccaaagccaaagggcagccccgagaaccacaggtgtacaccctgcccccatcccgggatgaactgaccaagaaccaggtcagcctgacctgcctggtcaaaggcttctatcccagcgacatcgccgtggagtgggagagcaatgggcagccggagaacaactacaagaccacgcctcccgtgctggactccgacggctccttcttcctctacagcaagctcaccgtggacaagagcaggtggcagcaggggaacgtcttctcatgctccgtgatgcatgaggctctgcacaaccactacacgcagaagagcctctccctgtctccgggt aaatga(SEQ ID NO: 254)QVQLKQSGPGLVQPSQSLSITCTVSGFSLTNYGVHWVRQSPGKGLEWLGVIWSGGNTDYNTPFTSRLSINKDNSKSQVFFKMNSLQSQDTAIYYCARALTYYDYEFAYWGQGTLVTVSAASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKKVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSRDELTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPG KAnti-EGFR C225v5 Antibody: Light Chain (SEQ ID NO: 255) CAGATCTTGCTGACCCAGAGCCCGGTGATTCTGAGCGTGAGCCCGGGCGAACGTGTGAGCTTTAGCTGCCGCGCGAGCCAGAGCATTGGCACCAACATTCATTGGTATCAGCAGCGCACCAACGGCAGCCCGCGCCTGCTGATTAAATATGCGAGCGAAAGCATTAGCGGCATTCCGAGCCGCTTTAGCGGCAGCGGCAGCGGCACCGATTTTACCCTGAGCATTAACAGCGTGGAAAGCGAAGATATTGCGGATTATTATTGCCAGCAGAACAACAACTGGCCGACCACCTTTGGCGCGGGCACCAAACTGGAACTGAAACGTACGGTGGCTGCACCATCTGTCTTCATCTTCCCGCCATCTGATGAGCAGTTGAAATCTGGAACTGCCTCTGTTGTGTGCCTGCTGAATAACTTCTATCCCAGAGAGGCCAAAGTACAGTGGAAGGTGGATAACGCCCTCCAATCGGGTAACTCCCAGGAGAGTGTCACAGAGCAGGACAGCAAGGACAGCACCTACAGCCTCAGCAGCACCCTGACGCTGAGCAAAGCAGACTACGAGAAACACAAAGTCTACGCCTGCGAAGTCACCCATCAGGGCCTGAGCTCGCCCGTCACAAAGAGCTTCAACAGGGGAGAGT GT(SEQ ID NO: 256)QILLTQSPVILSVSPGERVSFSCRASQSIGTNIHWYQQRTNGSPRLLIKYASESISGIPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLSINSVESEDIADYYCQQNNNWPTTFGAGTKLELKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC Anti-EGFR C225v5 Antibody: Heavy Chain(SEQ ID NO: 257) caggtgcagctgaaacagagcggcccgggcctggtgcagccgagccagagcctgagcattacctgcaccgtgagcggctttagcctgaccaactatggcgtgcattgggtgcgccagagcccgggcaaaggcctggaatggctgggcgtgatttggagcggcggcaacaccgattataacaccccgtttaccagccgcctgagcattaacaaagataacagcaaaagccaggtgttttttaaaatgaacagcctgcaaagcaacgataccgcgatttattattgcgcgcgcgcgctgacctattatgattatgaatttgcgtattggggccagggcaccctggtgaccgtgagcgcggctagcaccaagggcccatcggtcttccccctggcaccctcctccaagagcacctctgggggcacagcggccctgggctgcctggtcaaggactacttccccgaaccggtgacggtgtcgtggaactcaggcgccctgaccagcggcgtgcacaccttcccggctgtcctacagtcctcaggactctactccctcagcagcgtggtgaccgtgccctccagcagcttgggcacccagacctacatctgcaacgtgaatcacaagcccagcaacaccaaggtggacaagcgcgttgagcccaaatcttgtgacaaaactcacacatgcccaccgtgcccagcacctgaactcctggggggaccgtcagtcttcctcttccccccaaaacccaaggacaccctcatgatctcccggacccctgaggtcacatgcgtggtggtggacgtgagccacgaagaccctgaggtcaagttcaactggtacgtggacggcgtggaggtgcataatgccaagacaaagccgcgggaggagcagtacaacagcacgtaccgtgtggtcagcgtcctcaccgtcctgcaccaggactggctgaatggcaaggagtacaagtgcaaggtctccaacaaagccctcccagcccccatcgagaaaaccatctccaaagccaaagggcagccccgagaaccacaggtgtacaccctgcccccatcccgggatgaactgaccaagaaccaggtcagcctgacctgcctggtcaaaggcttctatcccagcgacatcgccgtggagtgggagagcaatgggcagccggagaacaactacaagaccacgcctcccgtgctggactccgacggctccttcttcctctacagcaagctcaccgtggacaagagcaggtggcagcaggggaacgtcttctcatgctccgtgatgcatgaggctctgcacaaccactacacgcagaagagcctctccctgtctccgggt aaa(SEQ ID NO: 258)QVQLKQSGPGLVQPSQSLSITCTVSGFSLTNYGVHWVRQSPGKGLEWLGVIWSGGNTDYNTPFTSRLSINKDNSKSQVFFKMNSLQSNDTAIYYCARALTYYDYEFAYWGQGTLVTVSAASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKKVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSRDELTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPG KAnti-EGFR C225v5 Antibody: Light Chain (SEQ ID NO: 259) Ggcggtacccagatcttgctgacccagagcccggtgattctgagcgtgagcccgggcgaacgtgtgagctttagctgccgcgcgagccagagcattggcaccaacattcattggtatcagcagcgcaccaacggcagcccgcgcctgctgattaaatatgcgagcgaaagcattagcggcattccgagccgctttagcggcagcggcagcggcaccgattttaccctgagcattaacagcgtggaaagcgaagatattgcggattattattgccagcagaacaacaactggccgaccacctttggcgcgggcaccaaactggaactgaaacgtacggtggctgcaccatctgtcttcatcttcccgccatctgatgagcagttgaaatctggaactgcctctgttgtgtgcctgctgaataacttctatcccagagaggccaaagtacagtggaaggtggataacgccctccaatcgggtaactcccaggagagtgtcacagagcaggacagcaaggacagcacctacagcctcagcagcaccctgacgctgagcaaagcagactacgagaaacacaaagtctacgcctgcgaagtcacccatcagggcctgagctcgcccgtcacaaagagcttcaacaggggagcg (SEQ ID NO: 260)DILLTQSPVILSVSPGERVSFSCRASQSIGTNIHWYQQRTNGSPRLLIKYASESISGIPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLSINSVESEDIADYYCQQNNNWPTTFGAGTKLELKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC Anti-EGFR C225v4 Antibody: Heavy Chain(SEQ ID NO: 261) caggtgcagctgaaacagagcggcccgggcctggtgcagccgagccagagcctgagcattacctgcaccgtgagcggctttagcctgaccaactatggcgtgcattgggtgcgccagagcccgggcaaaggcctggaatggctgggcgtgatttggagcggcggcaacaccgattataacaccccgtttaccagccgcctgagcattaacaaagataacagcaaaagccaggtgttttttaaaatgaacagcctgcaaagcaacgataccgcgatttattattgcgcgcgcgcgctgacctattatgattatgaatttgcgtattggggccagggcaccctggtgaccgtgagcgcggctagcaccaagggcccatcggtcttccccctggcaccctcctccaagagcacctctgggggcacagcggccctgggctgcctggtcaaggactacttccccgaaccggtgacggtgtcgtggaactcaggcgccctgaccagcggcgtgcacaccttcccggctgtcctacagtcctcaggactctactccctcagcagcgtggtgaccgtgccctccagcagcttgggcacccagacctacatctgcaacgtgaatcacaagcccagcaacaccaaggtggacaagaaagttgagcccaaatcttgtgacaaaactcacacatgcccaccgtgcccagcacctgaactcctggggggaccgtcagtcttcctcttccccccaaaacccaaggacaccctcatgatctcccggacccctgaggtcacatgcgtggtggtggacgtgagccacgaagaccctgaggtcaagttcaactggtacgtggacggcgtggaggtgcataatgccaagacaaagccgcgggaggagcagtacaacagcacgtaccgtgtggtcagcgtcctcaccgtcctgcaccaggactggctgaatggcaaggagtacaagtgcaaggtctccaacaaagccctcccagcccccatcgagaaaaccatctccaaagccaaagggcagccccgagaaccacaggtgtacaccctgcccccatcccgggatgaactgaccaagaaccaggtcagcctgacctgcctggtcaaaggcttctatcccagcgacatcgccgtggagtgggagagcaatgggcagccggagaacaactacaagaccacgcctcccgtgctggactccgacggctccttcttcctctacagcaagctcaccgtggacaagagcaggtggcagcaggggaacgtcttctcatgctccgtgatgcatgaggctctgcacaaccactacacgcagaagagcctctccctgtctccgggt aaatga(SEQ ID NO: 262)QVQLKQSGPGLVQPSQSLSITCTVSGFSLTNYGVHWVRQSPGKGLEWLGVIWSGGNTDYNTPFTSRLSINKDNSKSQVFFKMNSLQSNDTAIYYCARALTYYDYEFAYWGQGTLVTVSAASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKKVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSRDELTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPG KAnti-EGFR C225v4 Antibody: Light Chain (SEQ ID NO: 263)Cagatcttgctgacccagagcccggtgattctgagcgtgagcccgggcgaacgtgtgagctttagctgccgcgcgagccagagcattggcaccaacattcattggtatcagcagcgcaccaacggcagcccgcgcctgctgattaaatatgcgagcgaaagcattagcggcattccgagccgctttagcggcagcggcagcggcaccgattttaccctgagcattaacagcgtggaaagcgaagatattgcggattattattgccagcagaacaacaactggccgaccacctttggcgcgggcaccaaactggaactgaaacgtacggtggctgcaccatctgtcttcatcttcccgccatctgatgagcagttgaaatctggaactgcctctgttgtgtgcctgctgaataacttctatcccagagaggccaaagtacagtggaaggtggataacgccctccaatcgggtaactcccaggagagtgtcacagagcaggacagcaaggacagcacctacagcctcagcagcaccctgacgctgagcaaagcagactacgagaaacacaaagtctacgcctgcgaagtcacccatcagggcctgagctcgcccgtcacaaagagcttcaacaggggagagt gttag(SEQ ID NO: 264)QILLTQSPVILSVSPGERVSFSCRASQSIGTNIHWYQQRTNGSPRLLIKYASESISGIPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLSINSVESEDIADYYCQQNNNWPTTFGAGTKLELKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC Anti-EGFR C225v6 Antibody: Heavy Chain(SEQ ID NO: 265)caggtgcagctgaaacagagcggcccgggcctggtgcagccgagccagagcctgagcattacctgcaccgtgagcggctttagcctgaccaactatggcgtgcattgggtgcgccagagcccgggcaaaggcctggaatggctgggcgtgatttggagcggcggcaacaccgattataacaccccgtttaccagccgcctgagcattaacaaagataacagcaaaagccaggtgttttttaaaatgaacagcctgcaaagccaggataccgcgatttattattgcgcgcgcgcgctgacctattatgattatgaatttgcgtattggggccagggcaccctggtgaccgtgagcgcggctagcaccaagggcccatcggtcttccccctggcaccctcctccaagagcacctctgggggcacagcggccctgggctgcctggtcaaggactacttccccgaaccggtgacggtgtcgtggaactcaggcgccctgaccagcggcgtgcacaccttcccggctgtcctacagtcctcaggactctactccctcagcagcgtggtgaccgtgccctccagcagcttgggcacccagacctacatctgcaacgtgaatcacaagcccagcaacaccaaggtggacaagaaagttgagcccaaatcttgtgacaaaactcacacatgcccaccgtgcccagcacctgaactcctggggggaccgtcagtcttcctcttccccccaaaacccaaggacaccctcatgatctcccggacccctgaggtcacatgcgtggtggtggacgtgagccacgaagaccctgaggtcaagttcaactggtacgtggacggcgtggaggtgcataatgccaagacaaagccgcgggaggagcagtacgccagcacgtaccgtgtggtcagcgtcctcaccgtcctgcaccaggactggctgaatggcaaggagtacaagtgcaaggtctccaacaaagccctcccagcccccatcgagaaaaccatctccaaagccaaagggcagccccgagaaccacaggtgtacaccctgcccccatcccgggatgaactgaccaagaaccaggtcagcctgacctgcctggtcaaaggcttctatcccagcgacatcgccgtggagtgggagagcaatgggcagccggagaacaactacaagaccacgcctcccgtgctggactccgacggctccttcttcctctacagcaagctcaccgtggacaagagcaggtggcagcaggggaacgtcttctcatgctccgtgatgcatgaggctctgcacaaccactacacgcagaagagcctctccctgtctccgggt aaatga(SEQ ID NO: 266)QVQLKQSGPGLVQPSQSLSITCTVSGFSLTNYGVHWVRQSPGKGLEWLGVIWSGGNTDYNTPFTSRLSINKDNSKSQVFFKMNSLQSQDTAIYYCARALTYYDYEFAYWGQGTLVTVSAASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKKVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYASTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSRDELTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPG KAnti-EGFR C225v6 Antibody: Light Chain (SEQ ID NO: 267) Cagatcttgctgacccagagcccggtgattctgagcgtgagcccgggcgaacgtgtgagctttagctgccgcgcgagccagagcattggcaccaacattcattggtatcagcagcgcaccaacggcagcccgcgcctgctgattaaatatgcgagcgaaagcattagcggcattccgagccgctttagcggcagcggcagcggcaccgattttaccctgagcattaacagcgtggaaagcgaagatattgcggattattattgccagcagaacaacaactggccgaccacctttggcgcgggcaccaaactggaactgaaacgtacggtggctgcaccatctgtcttcatcttcccgccatctgatgagcagttgaaatctggaactgcctctgttgtgtgcctgctgaataacttctatcccagagaggccaaagtacagtggaaggtggataacgccctccaatcgggtaactcccaggagagtgtcacagagcaggacagcaaggacagcacctacagcctcagcagcaccctgacgctgagcaaagcagactacgagaaacacaaagtctacgcctgcgaagtcacccatcagggcctgagctcgcccgtcacaaagagcttcaacaggggagagt gttag(SEQ ID NO: 268)QILLTQSPVILSVSPGERVSFSCRASQSIGTNIHWYQQRTNGSPRLLIKYASESISGIPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLSINSVESEDIADYYCQQNNNWPTTFGAGTKLELKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECAnti-EGFR Activatable Antibody 3954-1204-C225v5: Light Chain:[Spacer (SEQ ID NO: 283)][Mask (SEQ ID NO: 284)][Linker 1 (SEQID NO: 285)][1204 Substrate (SEQ ID NO: 286)][Linker 2 (SEQ IDNO: 287)][C225v5 light chain (SEQ ID NO: 255)] (SEQ ID NO: 269) [caaggccagtctggccag][tgcatctcacctcgtggttgtccggacggcccatacgtcatgtacggctcgagcggtggcagcggtggctctggtggatccggt ][ ctgagcggccgttccgataat cat][

][cagatcttgctgacccagagcccggtgattctgagcgtgagcccgggcgaacgtgtgagctttagctgccgcgcgagccagagcattggcaccaacattcattggtatcagcagcgcaccaacggcagcccgcgcctgctgattaaatatgcgagcgaaagcattagcggcattccgagccgctttagcggcagcggcagcggcaccgattttaccctgagcattaacagcgtggaaagcgaagatattgcggattattattgccagcagaacaacaactggccgaccacctttggcgcgggcaccaaactggaactgaaacgtacggtggctgcaccatctgtcttcatcttcccgccatctgatgagcagttgaaatctggaactgcctctgttgtgtgcctgctgaataacttctatcccagagaggccaaagtacagtggaaggtggataacgccctccaatcgggtaactcccaggagagtgtcacagagcaggacagcaaggacagcacctacagcctcagcagcaccctgacgctgagcaaagcagactacgagaaacacaaagtctacgcctgcgaagtcacccatcagggcctgagctcgcccgtcacaaagagcttcaacaggggagagtgttag][Spacer (SEQ ID NO: 46)][Mask (SEQ ID NO: 77)][Linker 1 (SEQ IDNO: 288)][1204 Substrate (SEQ ID NO: 26)][Linker 2 (SEQ ID NO:289)][C225v5 (SEQ ID NO: 256)] (SEQ ID NO: 270) [QGQSGQ][CISPRGCPDGPYVMY][ GSSGGSGGSGGSG ][ LSGRSDNH ][

][QILLIQSPVILSVSPGERVSFSCRASQSIGTNIHWYQQRTNGSPRLLIKYASESISGIPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLSINSVESEDIADYYCQQNNNWPTTFGAGTKLELKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC*]Anti-EGFR C225v5 - Anti-CD3 OKT3 Multispecific Antibody: Heavy Chain(SEQ ID NO: 271)CAGGTGCAGCTGAAACAGAGCGGCCCGGGCCTGGTGCAGCCGAGCCAGAGCCTGAGCATTACCTGCACCGTGAGCGGCTTTAGCCTGACCAACTATGGCGTGCATTGGGTGCGCCAGAGCCCGGGCAAAGGCCTGGAATGGCTGGGCGTGATTTGGAGCGGCGGCAACACCGATTATAACACCCCGTTTACCAGCCGCCTGAGCATTAACAAAGATAACAGCAAAAGCCAGGTGTTTTTTAAAATGAACAGCCTGCAAAGCCAGGATACCGCGATTTATTATTGCGCGCGCGCGCTGACCTATTATGATTATGAATTTGCGTATTGGGGCCAGGGCACCCTGGTGACCGTGAGCGCGGCTAGCACCAAGGGCCCATCGGTCTTCCCCCTGGCACCCTCCTCCAAGAGCACCTCTGGGGGCACAGCGGCCCTGGGCTGCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGGTGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCCCTGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCGGCTGTCCTACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCAGCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAGCTTGGGCACCCAGACCTACATCTGCAACGTGAATCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAAAGTTGAGCCCAAATCTTGTGACAAAACTCACACATGCCCACCGTGCCCAGCACCTGAACTCCTGGGGGGACCGTCAGTCTTCCTCTTCCCCCCAAAACCCAAGGACACCCTCATGATCTCCCGGACCCCTGAGGTCACATGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGAGCCACGAAGACCCTGAGGTCAAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCATAATGCCAAGACAAAGCCGCGGGAGGAGCAGTACAACAGCACGTACCGTGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACCGTCCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAATGGCAAGGAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGCCCTCCCAGCCCCCATCGAGAAAACCATCTCCAAAGCCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAACCACAGGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCATCCCGGGATGAACTGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGACCTGCCTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTATCCCAGCGACATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAATGGGCAGCCGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACGCCTCCCGTGCTGGACTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTACAGCAAGCTCACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGGTGGCAGCAGGGGAACGTCTTCTCATGCTCCGTGATGCATGAGGCTCTGCACAACCACTACACGCAGAAGAGCCTCTCCCTGTCTCCGGGTAAAGGAGGTGGATCTGGAGGTGGCGGTTCAGGCTCTGGCGGAGGCTCAGGTGGTGGAGGATCAGGCGGAGGTCAGGTTCAGCTGCAGCAGAGCGGTGCAGAACTGGCACGTCCGGGTGCAAGCGTTAAAATGAGCTGTAAAGCAAGCGGTTATACCTTTACCCGTTATACCATGCATTGGGTTAAACAGCGTCCGGGTCAGGGTCTGGAATGGATTGGTTATATCAATCCGAGCCGTGGTTATACCAACTACAACCAGAAATTCAAAGATAAAGCAACCCTGACCACCGATAAAAGCAGCAGCACCGCCTATATGCAGCTGAGCAGCCTGACCTCAGAGGATAGCGCAGTTTATTACTGTGCACGCTATTATGATGATCACTATTGCCTGGATTATTGGGGTCAGGGCACCACCCTGACCGTTAGCAGCGGTGGTGGTGGTAGTGGTGGCGGTGGTTCAGGCGGTGGCGGTAGCCAGATTGTTCTGACCCAGAGTCCGGCAATTATGAGCGCAAGTCCGGGTGAAAAAGTTACCATGACCTGTAGCGCCAGCAGCAGCGTTAGCTATATGAATTGGTATCAGCAGAAAAGCGGCACCAGCCCGAAACGTTGGATTTATGATACCAGCAAACTGGCAAGCGGTGTTCCGGCACATTTTCGTGGTAGCGGTAGCGGCACCTCATATAGCCTGACCATTAGCGGTATGGAAGCAGAAGATGCAGCAACCTATTATTGTCAGCAGTGGTCAAGCAATCCGTTTACCTTTGGTAGTGGCACCAAACTGGAAATTAATCGT (SEQ ID NO: 272)QVQLKQSGPGLVQPSQSLSITCTVSGFSLTNYGVHWVRQSPGKGLEWLGVIWSGGNTDYNTPFTSRLSINKDNSKSQVFFKMNSLQSQDTAIYYCARALTYYDYEFAYWGQGTLVTVSAASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKKVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSRDELTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGKGGGSGGGGSGSGGGSGGGGSGGGQVQLQQSGAELARPGASVKMSCKASGYTFTRYTMHWVKQRPGQGLEWIGYINPSRGYTNYNQKFKDKATLTTDKSSSTAYMQLSSLTSEDSAVYYCARYYDDHYCLDYWGQGTTLTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSQIVLTQSPAIMSASPGEKVTMTCSASSSVSYMNWYQQKSGTSPKRWIYDTSKLASGVPAHFRGSGSGTSYSLTISGMEAEDAATYYCQQWSSNPFTFGSGTKLEINR Anti-EGFR C225v5 - Anti-CD3 OKT3 Multispecific Antibody: LightChain (SEQ ID NO: 273)CAGATCTTGCTGACCCAGAGCCCGGTGATTCTGAGCGTGAGCCCGGGCGAACGTGTGAGCTTTAGCTGCCGCGCGAGCCAGAGCATTGGCACCAACATTCATTGGTATCAGCAGCGCACCAACGGCAGCCCGCGCCTGCTGATTAAATATGCGAGCGAAAGCATTAGCGGCATTCCGAGCCGCTTTAGCGGCAGCGGCAGCGGCACCGATTTTACCCTGAGCATTAACAGCGTGGAAAGCGAAGATATTGCGGATTATTATTGCCAGCAGAACAACAACTGGCCGACCACCTTTGGCGCGGGCACCAAACTGGAACTGAAACGTACGGTGGCTGCACCATCTGTCTTCATCTTCCCGCCATCTGATGAGCAGTTGAAATCTGGAACTGCCTCTGTTGTGTGCCTGCTGAATAACTTCTATCCCAGAGAGGCCAAAGTACAGTGGAAGGTGGATAACGCCCTCCAATCGGGTAACTCCCAGGAGAGTGTCACAGAGCAGGACAGCAAGGACAGCACCTACAGCCTCAGCAGCACCCTGACGCTGAGCAAAGCAGACTACGAGAAACACAAAGTCTACGCCTGCGAAGTCACCCATCAGGGCCTGAGCTCGCCCGTCACAAAGAGCTTCAACAGGGGAGAGTGTGGAGGTGGATCTGGAGGTGGCGGTTCAGGCTCTGGCGGAGGCTCAGGTGGTGGAGGATCAGGCGGAGGTCAGGTTCAGCTGCAGCAGAGCGGTGCAGAACTGGCACGTCCGGGTGCAAGCGTTAAAATGAGCTGTAAAGCAAGCGGTTATACCTTTACCCGTTATACCATGCATTGGGTTAAACAGCGTCCGGGTCAGGGTCTGGAATGGATTGGTTATATCAATCCGAGCCGTGGTTATACCAACTACAACCAGAAATTCAAAGATAAAGCAACCCTGACCACCGATAAAAGCAGCAGCACCGCCTATATGCAGCTGAGCAGCCTGACCTCAGAGGATAGCGCAGTTTATTACTGTGCACGCTATTATGATGATCACTATTGCCTGGATTATTGGGGTCAGGGCACCACCCTGACCGTTAGCAGCGGTGGTGGTGGTAGTGGTGGCGGTGGTTCAGGCGGTGGCGGTAGCCAGATTGTTCTGACCCAGAGTCCGGCAATTATGAGCGCAAGTCCGGGTGAAAAAGTTACCATGACCTGTAGCGCCAGCAGCAGCGTTAGCTATATGAATTGGTATCAGCAGAAAAGCGGCACCAGCCCGAAACGTTGGATTTATGATACCAGCAAACTGGCAAGCGGTGTTCCGGCACATTTTCGTGGTAGCGGTAGCGGCACCTCATATAGCCTGACCATTAGCGGTATGGAAGCAGAAGATGCAGCAACCTATTATTGTCAGCAGTGGTCAAGCAATCCGTTTACCTTTGGTAGTGGCACCAAACTGGAAATTAATCGT (SEQ ID NO: 274)QILLTQSPVILSVSPGERVSFSCRASQSIGTNIHWYQQRTNGSPRLLIKYASESISGIPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLSINSVESEDIADYYCQQNNNWPTTFGAGTKLELKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGSGGGGSGSGGGSGGGGSGGGQVQLQQSGAELARPGASVKMSCKASGYTFTRYTMHWVKQRPGQGLEWIGYINPSRGYTNYNQKFKDKATLTTDKSSSTAYMQLSSLTSEDSAVYYCARYYDDHYCLDYWGQGTTLTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSQIVLTQSPAIMSASPGEKVTMTCSASSSVSYMNWYQQKSGTSPKRWIYDTSKLASGVPAHFRGSGSGTSYSLTISGMEAEDAATYYCQQWSSNPFTFGSGTKLEINRAnti-EGFR - anti-CD3 Multispecific Activatable Antibody 3954-1204-C225v5-0K13: Light Chain (SEQ ID NO: 275)CAAGGCCAGTCTGGCCAGTGCATCTCACCTCGTGGTTGTCCGGACGGCCCATACGTCATGTACGGCTCGAGCGGTGGCAGCGGTGGCTCTGGTGGATCCGGTCTGAGCGGCCGTTCCGATAATCATGGCAGTAGCGGTACCCAGATCTTGCTGACCCAGAGCCCGGTGATTCTGAGCGTGAGCCCGGGCGAACGTGTGAGCTTTAGCTGCCGCGCGAGCCAGAGCATTGGCACCAACATTCATTGGTATCAGCAGCGCACCAACGGCAGCCCGCGCCTGCTGATTAAATATGCGAGCGAAAGCATTAGCGGCATTCCGAGCCGCTTTAGCGGCAGCGGCAGCGGCACCGATTTTACCCTGAGCATTAACAGCGTGGAAAGCGAAGATATTGCGGATTATTATTGCCAGCAGAACAACAACTGGCCGACCACCTTTGGCGCGGGCACCAAACTGGAACTGAAACGTACGGTGGCTGCACCATCTGTCTTCATCTTCCCGCCATCTGATGAGCAGTTGAAATCTGGAACTGCCTCTGTTGTGTGCCTGCTGAATAACTTCTATCCCAGAGAGGCCAAAGTACAGTGGAAGGTGGATAACGCCCTCCAATCGGGTAACTCCCAGGAGAGTGTCACAGAGCAGGACAGCAAGGACAGCACCTACAGCCTCAGCAGCACCCTGACGCTGAGCAAAGCAGACTACGAGAAACACAAAGTCTACGCCTGCGAAGTCACCCATCAGGGCCTGAGCTCGCCCGTCACAAAGAGCTTCAACAGGGGAGAGTGTGGAGGTGGATCTGGAGGTGGCGGTTCAGGCTCTGGCGGAGGCTCAGGTGGTGGAGGATCAGGCGGAGGTCAGGTTCAGCTGCAGCAGAGCGGTGCAGAACTGGCACGTCCGGGTGCAAGCGTTAAAATGAGCTGTAAAGCAAGCGGTTATACCTTTACCCGTTATACCATGCATTGGGTTAAACAGCGTCCGGGTCAGGGTCTGGAATGGATTGGTTATATCAATCCGAGCCGTGGTTATACCAACTACAACCAGAAATTCAAAGATAAAGCAACCCTGACCACCGATAAAAGCAGCAGCACCGCCTATATGCAGCTGAGCAGCCTGACCTCAGAGGATAGCGCAGTTTATTACTGTGCACGCTATTATGATGATCACTATTGCCTGGATTATTGGGGTCAGGGCACCACCCTGACCGTTAGCAGCGGTGGTGGTGGTAGTGGTGGCGGTGGTTCAGGCGGTGGCGGTAGCCAGATTGTTCTGACCCAGAGTCCGGCAATTATGAGCGCAAGTCCGGGTGAAAAAGTTACCATGACCTGTAGCGCCAGCAGCAGCGTTAGCTATATGAATTGGTATCAGCAGAAAAGCGGCACCAGCCCGAAACGTTGGATTTATGATACCAGCAAACTGGCAAGCGGTGTTCCGGCACATTTTCGTGGTAGCGGTAGCGGCACCTCATATAGCCTGACCATTAGCGGTATGGAAGCAGAAGATGCAGCAACCTATTATTGTCAGCAGTGGTCAAGCAATCCGTTTACCTTTGGTAGTGGCACCAAACTGGAAATTAATCGT (SEQ ID NO: 276) QGQSGQCISPRGCPDGPYVMYGSSGGSGGSGGSGLSGRSDNHGSSGTQILLTQSPVILSVSPGERVSFSCRASQSIGTNIHWYQQRTNGSPRLLIKYASESISGIPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLSINSVESEDIADYYCQQNNNWPTTFGAGTKLELKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGSGGGGSGSGGGSGGGGSGGGQVQLQQSGAELARPGASVKMSCKASGYTFTRYTMHWVKQRPGQGLEWIGYINPSRGYTNYNQKFKDKATLTTDKSSSTAYMQLSSLTSEDSAVYYCARYYDDHYCLDYWGQGTTLTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSQIVLTQSPAIMSASPGEKVTMTCSASSSVSYMNWYQQKSGTSPKRWIYDTSKLASGVPAHFRGSGSGTSYSLTISGMEAEDAATYYCQQWSSNPFTFGSGTKLEINRAnti-EGFR C225v5-Anti-CTLA-4 Multispecific Antibody: Heavy Chain(SEQ ID NO: 277)CAGGTGCAGCTGAAACAGAGCGGCCCGGGCCTGGTGCAGCCGAGCCAGAGCCTGAGCATTACCTGCACCGTGAGCGGCTTTAGCCTGACCAACTATGGCGTGCATTGGGTGCGCCAGAGCCCGGGCAAAGGCCTGGAATGGCTGGGCGTGATTTGGAGCGGCGGCAACACCGATTATAACACCCCGTTTACCAGCCGCCTGAGCATTAACAAAGATAACAGCAAAAGCCAGGTGTTTTTTAAAATGAACAGCCTGCAAAGCCAGGATACCGCGATTTATTATTGCGCGCGCGCGCTGACCTATTATGATTATGAATTTGCGTATTGGGGCCAGGGCACCCTGGTGACCGTGAGCGCGGCTAGCACCAAGGGCCCATCGGTCTTCCCCCTGGCACCCTCCTCCAAGAGCACCTCTGGGGGCACAGCGGCCCTGGGCTGCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGGTGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCCCTGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCGGCTGTCCTACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCAGCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAGCTTGGGCACCCAGACCTACATCTGCAACGTGAATCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAAAGTTGAGCCCAAATCTTGTGACAAAACTCACACATGCCCACCGTGCCCAGCACCTGAACTCCTGGGGGGACCGTCAGTCTTCCTCTTCCCCCCAAAACCCAAGGACACCCTCATGATCTCCCGGACCCCTGAGGTCACATGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGAGCCACGAAGACCCTGAGGTCAAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCATAATGCCAAGACAAAGCCGCGGGAGGAGCAGTACAACAGCACGTACCGTGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACCGTCCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAATGGCAAGGAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGCCCTCCCAGCCCCCATCGAGAAAACCATCTCCAAAGCCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAACCACAGGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCATCCCGGGATGAACTGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGACCTGCCTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTATCCCAGCGACATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAATGGGCAGCCGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACGCCTCCCGTGCTGGACTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTACAGCAAGCTCACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGGTGGCAGCAGGGGAACGTCTTCTCATGCTCCGTGATGCATGAGGCTCTGCACAACCACTACACGCAGAAGAGCCTCTCCCTGTCTCCGGGTAAAGGAGGTGGATCTGGAGGTGGCGGTTCAGGCTCTGGCGGAGGCTCAGGTGGTGGAGGATCAGGCGGAGGTGAAATTGTGTTGACACAGTCTCCAGGCACCCTGTCTTTGTCTCCAGGGGAAAGAGCCACCCTCTCCTGCAGGGCCAGTCAGAGTGTTAGCAGCAGCTACTTAGCCTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCTGGCCAGGCTCCCAGGCTCCTCATCTATGGTGCATCCAGCAGGGCCACTGGCATCCCAGACAGGTTCAGTGGCAGTGGGTCTGGGACAGACTTCACTCTCACCATCAGCAGACTGGAGCCTGAAGATTTTGCAGTGTATTACTGTCAGCAGTATGGTAGCTCACCGCTCACTTTCGGCGGAGGGACCAAGGTGGAAATCAAACGTTCCGGAGGGTCGACCATAACTTCGTATAATGTATACTATACGAAGTTATCCTCGAGCGGTACCCAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGACTGGGGGAGGCGTGGTCCAGCCTGGGAGGTCCCTGAGACTCTCCTGTGCAGCCTCTGGATCCACCTTTAGCAGCTATGCCATGAGCTGGGTCCGCCAGGCTCCAGGGAAGGGGCTGGAGTGGGTCTCAGCTATTAGTGGTAGTGGTGGTAGCACATACTACGCAGACTCCGTGAAGGGCCGGTTCACCATCTCCAGAGACAATTCCAAGAACACGCTGTATCTGCAAATGAACAGCCTGAGAGCCGAGGACACGGCCGTATATTACTGTGCGACAAACTCCCTTTACTGGTACTTCGATCTCTGGGGCCGTGGCACCCTGGTCACTGTCTCTTCAGCTAGC  (SEQ ID NO: 278)QVQLKQSGPGLVQPSQSLSITCTVSGFSLTNYGVHWVRQSPGKGLEWLGVIWSGGNTDYNTPFTSRLSINKDNSKSQVFFKMNSLQSQDTAIYYCARALTYYDYEFAYWGQGTLVTVSAASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKKVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSRDELTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGKGGGSGGGGSGSGGGSGGGGSGGGEIVLTQSPGTLSLSPGERATLSCRASQSVSSSYLAWYQQKPGQAPRLLIYGASSRATGIPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISRLEPEDFAVYYCQQYGSSPLTFGGGTKVEIKRSGGSTITSYNVYYTKLSSSGTQVQLVQTGGGVVQPGRSLRLSCAASGSTFSSYAMSWVRQAPGKGLEWVSAISGSGGSTYYADSVKGRFTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCATNSLYWYFDLWGRGTLVTVSSASAnti-EGFR C225v5-Anti-CTLA-4 Multispecific Antibody: Light Chain(SEQ ID NO: 279)CAGATCTTGCTGACCCAGAGCCCGGTGATTCTGAGCGTGAGCCCGGGCGAACGTGTGAGCTTTAGCTGCCGCGCGAGCCAGAGCATTGGCACCAACATTCATTGGTATCAGCAGCGCACCAACGGCAGCCCGCGCCTGCTGATTAAATATGCGAGCGAAAGCATTAGCGGCATTCCGAGCCGCTTTAGCGGCAGCGGCAGCGGCACCGATTTTACCCTGAGCATTAACAGCGTGGAAAGCGAAGATATTGCGGATTATTATTGCCAGCAGAACAACAACTGGCCGACCACCTTTGGCGCGGGCACCAAACTGGAACTGAAACGTACGGTGGCTGCACCATCTGTCTTCATCTTCCCGCCATCTGATGAGCAGTTGAAATCTGGAACTGCCTCTGTTGTGTGCCTGCTGAATAACTTCTATCCCAGAGAGGCCAAAGTACAGTGGAAGGTGGATAACGCCCTCCAATCGGGTAACTCCCAGGAGAGTGTCACAGAGCAGGACAGCAAGGACAGCACCTACAGCCTCAGCAGCACCCTGACGCTGAGCAAAGCAGACTACGAGAAACACAAAGTCTACGCCTGCGAAGTCACCCATCAGGGCCTGAGCTCGCCCGTCACAAAGAGCTTCAACAGGGGAGAGTGTGGAGGTGGATCTGGAGGTGGCGGTTCAGGCTCTGGCGGAGGCTCAGGTGGTGGAGGATCAGGCGGAGGTGAAATTGTGTTGACACAGTCTCCAGGCACCCTGTCTTTGTCTCCAGGGGAAAGAGCCACCCTCTCCTGCAGGGCCAGTCAGAGTGTTAGCAGCAGCTACTTAGCCTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCTGGCCAGGCTCCCAGGCTCCTCATCTATGGTGCATCCAGCAGGGCCACTGGCATCCCAGACAGGTTCAGTGGCAGTGGGTCTGGGACAGACTTCACTCTCACCATCAGCAGACTGGAGCCTGAAGATTTTGCAGTGTATTACTGTCAGCAGTATGGTAGCTCACCGCTCACTTTCGGCGGAGGGACCAAGGTGGAAATCAAACGTTCCGGAGGGTCGACCATAACTTCGTATAATGTATACTATACGAAGTTATCCTCGAGCGGTACCCAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGACTGGGGGAGGCGTGGTCCAGCCTGGGAGGTCCCTGAGACTCTCCTGTGCAGCCTCTGGATCCACCTTTAGCAGCTATGCCATGAGCTGGGTCCGCCAGGCTCCAGGGAAGGGGCTGGAGTGGGTCTCAGCTATTAGTGGTAGTGGTGGTAGCACATACTACGCAGACTCCGTGAAGGGCCGGTTCACCATCTCCAGAGACAATTCCAAGAACACGCTGTATCTGCAAATGAACAGCCTGAGAGCCGAGGACACGGCCGTATATTACTGTGCGACAAACTCCCTTTACTGGTACTTCGATCTCTGGGGCCGTGGCACCCTGGTCACTGTCTCTTCAGCTAGC (SEQ ID NO: 280)QILLTQSPVILSVSPGERVSFSCRASQSIGTNIHWYQQRTNGSPRLLIKYASESISGIPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLSINSVESEDIADYYCQQNNNWPTTFGAGTKLELKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGSGGGGSGSGGGSGGGGSGGGEIVLTQSPGTLSLSPGERATLSCRASQSVSSSYLAWYQQKPGQAPRLLIYGASSRATGIPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISRLEPEDFAVYYCQQYGSSPLTFGGGTKVEIKRSGGSTITSYNVYYTKLSSSGTQVQLVQTGGGVVQPGRSLRLSCAASGSTFSSYAMSWVRQAPGKGLEWVSAISGSGGSTYYADSVKGRFTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCATNSLYWYFDLWGRGTLVTVSSASAnti-EGFR - Anti-CTLA-4 Multispecific Activatable Antibody 3954-1204-C225v5-CTLA-4: Light Chain (SEQ ID NO: 281) CAAGGCCAGTCTGGCCAGTGCATCTCACCTCGTGGTTGTCCGGACGGCCCATACGTCATGTACGGCTCGAGCGGTGGCAGCGGTGGCTCTGGTGGATCCGGTCTGAGCGGCCGTTCCGATAATCATGGCAGTAGCGGTACCCAGATCTTGCTGACCCAGAGCCCGGTGATTCTGAGCGTGAGCCCGGGCGAACGTGTGAGCTTTAGCTGCCGCGCGAGCCAGAGCATTGGCACCAACATTCATTGGTATCAGCAGCGCACCAACGGCAGCCCGCGCCTGCTGATTAAATATGCGAGCGAAAGCATTAGCGGCATTCCGAGCCGCTTTAGCGGCAGCGGCAGCGGCACCGATTTTACCCTGAGCATTAACAGCGTGGAAAGCGAAGATATTGCGGATTATTATTGCCAGCAGAACAACAACTGGCCGACCACCTTTGGCGCGGGCACCAAACTGGAACTGAAACGTACGGTGGCTGCACCATCTGTCTTCATCTTCCCGCCATCTGATGAGCAGTTGAAATCTGGAACTGCCTCTGTTGTGTGCCTGCTGAATAACTTCTATCCCAGAGAGGCCAAAGTACAGTGGAAGGTGGATAACGCCCTCCAATCGGGTAACTCCCAGGAGAGTGTCACAGAGCAGGACAGCAAGGACAGCACCTACAGCCTCAGCAGCACCCTGACGCTGAGCAAAGCAGACTACGAGAAACACAAAGTCTACGCCTGCGAAGTCACCCATCAGGGCCTGAGCTCGCCCGTCACAAAGAGCTTCAACAGGGGAGAGTGTGGAGGTGGATCTGGAGGTGGCGGTTCAGGCTCTGGCGGAGGCTCAGGTGGTGGAGGATCAGGCGGAGGTGAAATTGTGTTGACACAGTCTCCAGGCACCCTGTCTTTGTCTCCAGGGGAAAGAGCCACCCTCTCCTGCAGGGCCAGTCAGAGTGTTAGCAGCAGCTACTTAGCCTGGTACCAGCAGAAACCTGGCCAGGCTCCCAGGCTCCTCATCTATGGTGCATCCAGCAGGGCCACTGGCATCCCAGACAGGTTCAGTGGCAGTGGGTCTGGGACAGACTTCACTCTCACCATCAGCAGACTGGAGCCTGAAGATTTTGCAGTGTATTACTGTCAGCAGTATGGTAGCTCACCGCTCACTTTCGGCGGAGGGACCAAGGTGGAAATCAAACGTTCCGGAGGGTCGACCATAACTTCGTATAATGTATACTATACGAAGTTATCCTCGAGCGGTACCCAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGACTGGGGGAGGCGTGGTCCAGCCTGGGAGGTCCCTGAGACTCTCCTGTGCAGCCTCTGGATCCACCTTTAGCAGCTATGCCATGAGCTGGGTCCGCCAGGCTCCAGGGAAGGGGCTGGAGTGGGTCTCAGCTATTAGTGGTAGTGGTGGTAGCACATACTACGCAGACTCCGTGAAGGGCCGGTTCACCATCTCCAGAGACAATTCCAAGAACACGCTGTATCTGCAAATGAACAGCCTGAGAGCCGAGGACACGGCCGTATATTACTGTGCGACAAACTCCCTTTACTGGTACTTCGATCTCTGGGGCCGTGGCACCCTGGTCACTGTCTCTTCAGCTA GC(SEQ ID NO: 282)QGQSGQCISPRGCPDGPYVMYGSSGGSGGSGGSGLSGRSDNHGSSGTQILLTQSPVILSVSPGERVSFSCRASQSIGTNIHWYQQRTNGSPRLLIKYASESISGIPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLSINSVESEDIADYYCQQNNNWPTTFGAGTKLELKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGSGGGGSGSGGGSGGGGSGGGEIVLTQSPGTLSLSPGERATLSCRASQSVSSSYLAWYQQKPGQAPRLLIYGASSRATGIPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISRLEPEDFAVYYCQQYGSSPLTFGGGTKVEIKRSGGSTITSYNVYYTKLSSSGTQVQLVQTGGGVVQPGRSLRLSCAASGSTFSSYAMSWVRQAPGKGLEWVSAISGSGGSTYYADSVKGRFTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCATNSLYWYFDLWGRGTLVTVSSAS

Example 1 Preparation of multispecific antibodies

This Example demonstrates the construction, expression and purificationof anti-Jagged-CD3, anti-Jagged-CTLA-4, anti-EGFR-CD3 andanti-EGFR-CTLA-4 multispecific antibodies.

Vectors were used to express the anti-Jagged (4D11v2) heavy chain, the5342-1204-4D11v2 light chain, the anti-EGFR C225v5 heavy chain, and the3954-1204-C225v5 light chain sequences shown above. Such vectors aredescribed in co-pending applications PCT/US2013/038540, filed Apr. 26,2013 (entitled “Activatable Antibodies That Bind Epidermal Growth FactorReceptor And Methods Of Use Thereof”) and PCT/US2013/047109, filed Jun.21, 2013 (entitled “Anti-Jagged Antibodies, Activatable Anti-JaggedAntibodies and Methods of Use Thereof”), the contents of each of whichare hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.

Vectors were digested with restriction enzymes NheI and NotI and thevector fragment isolated by gel electrophoresis. Inserts were preparedas follows. Human IgG CH2CH3 fragment was amplified in reaction 1, fromPop Hygro 4D11v2 using primer HCForNhe (Table 8, SEQ ID NO: 3) andprimer HCRevOL (Table 8, SEQ ID NO: 4), CTLA-4 scFv was amplified inreaction 2, from CTLA-4 scFv cDNA (SEQ ID NO: 229) using primer CTRevNot(Table 8, SEQ ID NO: 1) and primer CTForOL (Table 8, SEQ ID NO: 2), OKT3scFv was amplified in reaction 3, from OKT3 scFv cDNA (SEQ ID NO: 231)using primer OKRevNot (Table 8, SEQ ID NO: 5) and primer CTForOL (Table8, SEQ ID NO: 2). Human IgG, CH2CH3/CTLA-4 scFv fusions were prepared bycombining 10% of reaction 1, 10% of reaction 2, and amplifying withprimers, HCForNhe and CTRevNot.

TABLE 8 Primer sequences SEQ ID Primer Nucleic acid sequence NO CTRevNotTCGAGCGGCCGCTCAACTAGCTGAAGAGA SEQ ID CAGTG NO: 1 CTForOLGCCCTCTAGACTCGATCTAGCTAGCTGAA SEQ ID GAGACAGTGACCAGG NO: 2 HCForNheCTCAGCTAGCACCAGGGCCCATCGGTC SEQ ID NO: 3 HCRevOLCTTTACCCGGAGACAGGGAGAGGCTCTTC SEQ ID TGC NO: 4 OKRevNotCTCGAGCGGCCGCTCAACGATTAATTTCC SEQ ID AGTTTG NO: 5

Following amplification, the resulting DNA was digested with restrictionenzymes NheI and NotI and the CH2CH3/CTLA-4 scFv fusion DNA isolated bygel electrophoresis. Human IgG, CH2CH3/OKT3 scFv fusions were preparedby combining 10% of reaction 1, 10% of reaction 3, and amplifying withprimers, HCForNhe and CTRevNot. Following amplification, the resultingDNA was digested with restriction enzymes NheI and NotI and theCH2CH3/CTLA-4 scFv fusion DNA isolated by gel electrophoresis.

To insert the CH2CH3/scFv fragments into expression vectors, thefollowing combinations shown in Table 9 were ligated overnight with T4DNA Ligase (Invitrogen Inc., Carlsbad, Calif.). Following ligation, theDNA was transformed into E. coli strain MC 106 and selected forampicillin resistance. DNA sequencing identified clones containing DNAinserts encoding the correct multispecific antibodies or multispecificactivatable antibodies, and DNA was prepared for mammalian celltransfection.

TABLE 9 Ligation reactions 1 μl Nhe/NotI digested anti-Jagged 10 μlNhe/NotI digested human IgG, (4D11v2) heavy chain CH2CH3/CTLA scFvfusion DNA 1 μl Nhe/NotI digested anti-Jagged 10 μl Nhe/NotI digestedhuman IgG, (4D11v2) heavy chain CH2CH3/OKT3 scFv fusion DNA 1 μlNhe/NotI digested 5342-1204- 10 μl Nhe/NotI digested human IgG, 4D11v2heavy chain CH2CH3/CTLA scFv fusion DNA 1 μl Nhe/NotI digested5342-1204- 10 μl Nhe/NotI digested human IgG, 4D11v2 heavy chainCH2CH3/OKT3 scFv fusion DNA 1 μl Nhe/NotI digested anti-EGFR 10 μlNhe/NotI digested human IgG, (C225v5) heavy chain CH2CH3/CTLA scFvfusion DNA 1 μl Nhe/NotI digested anti-EGFR 10 μl Nhe/NotI digestedhuman IgG, (C225v5) heavy chain CH2CH3/OKT3 scFv fusion DNA 1 μlNhe/NotI digested 3954-1204- 10 μl Nhe/NotI digested human IgG, C225v5CH2CH3/CTLA scFv fusion DNA 1 μl Nhe/NotI digested 3954-1204- 10 μlNhe/NotI digested human IgG, C225v5 CH2CH3/OKT3 scFv fusion DNA

Example 2 Production of Multispecific Antibodies and MultispecificActivatable Antibodies

Fully human IgGs were expressed from transiently transfected HEK-293cells. Co-transfection with distinct heavy chain and light chainexpression vectors, shown in Table 10 enabled the expression ofmultispecific activatable antibodies.

TABLE 10 Transfection number Light chain vector Heavy chain vector 1anti-EGFR C225v5 LC C225v5-OKT3 HC 2 3954-1204-C225v5 LC C225v5-OKT3 HC3 C225v5 LC C225v5-CTLA HC 4 3954-1204-C225v5 LC C225v5-CTLA HC 5anti-Jagged 4D11v2 LC 4D11v2-OKT3 HC 6 5342-1204-4D11v2 LC 4D11v2-OKT3HC 7 4D11v2 LC 4D11v2-CTLA HC 8 5342-1204-4D11v2 LC 4D11v2-CTLA HC

Multispecific antibodies and multispecific activatable antibodiesexpressed in HEK-293 cells were purified by Protein A chromatography.

Binding Assays:

As shown in FIG. 11, ELISA-binding experiments revealed thatanti-Jagged-CTLA-4 and anti-Jagged-OKT3 multispecific antibodies andmultispecific activatable antibodies bound human Jagged 1, andanti-EGFR-CTLA-4 and anti-EGFR-OKT3 multispecific antibodies andmultispecific activatable antibodies specifically bound human EGFR.

Human Jagged 1-Fc (R&D Systems; Cat #1277-JG-050) and human EGFR (R&DSystems, Cat #344-ER-050) were adsorbed to different wells of a 96-wellELISA plate. Purified anti-Jagged-CTLA and anti-Jagged-OKT3,anti-EGFR-CTLA or anti-EGFR-OKT3 antibodies were applied to the plateand allowed to bind. Bound antibody was visualized with an anti-humanIgG-HRP conjugate (Fab specific, Sigma, St Louis, Mo.; Cat # A0293-1ML)and developed with the chromogenic substrate TMB.

As shown in FIGS. 12A and 12B, ELISA-binding experiments revealed thatanti-Jagged-CTLA-4 and anti-EGFR-CTLA-4 specifically bind both human andmouse CTLA-4 (the anti-human CTLA-4 antibody crossreacts with both mouseand human CTLA-4): Either human CTLA-4 (R&D Systems; Cat #325-CT-200/CF)or mouse CTLA-4 (R&D Systems, Cat #434-CT-200/CF) were adsorbed to thewells of separate 96-well ELISA plates. Purified anti-Jagged4D11v2-CTLA-4, anti-Jagged activatable antibody 5342-1204-4D11v2-CTLA-4,anti-EGFR C225v5-CTLA-4 or activatable antibody 3954-1204-C225v5-CTLA-4were applied to the plate and allowed to bind. Bound antibody wasvisualized with an anti-human IgG-HRP conjugate (Fab specific, Sigma, StLouis, Mo.; Cat # A0293-1ML) and developed with the chromogenicsubstrate TMB. Specificity of binding was demonstrated by the inabilityof antibody-OKT3 fusions, specific for human CD3ε, to bind.

Example 3 OKT3 Binding to CD3ε

As shown in FIG. 13, ELISA-binding experiments revealed that anti-EGFRmultispecific activatable antibody 3954-1204-C225v5-OKT3 and anti-Jaggedmultispecific activatable antibody 5342-1204-4D11v2-OKT3 specificallybind human CD3ε. Human CD3ε(NovoProtein, Cat# C578) was adsorbed to thewells of a 96-well ELISA plate. Purified anti-EGFR multispecificactivatable antibody 3954-1204-C225v5-CTLA-4, anti-EGFR multispecificactivatable antibody 3954-1204-C225v5-OKT3, anti-Jagged multispecificactivatable antibody 5342-1204-4D11v2-CTLA-4, or anti-Jaggedmultispecific activatable antibody 5342-1204-4D11v2-OKT3 was applied tothe plate and allowed to bind. Bound antibody was visualized with ananti-human IgG-HRP conjugate (Fab specific, Sigma, St Louis, Mo.; Cat #A0293-1ML) and developed with the chromogenic substrate TMB.

Example 4 Protease Activation of Multispecific Activatable AntibodiesActivation

Multispecific antibodies and multispecific activatable antibodies werediluted in PBS to a final concentration of 0.8 mg/ml. Recombinant humanuPA (R&D Systems, Catalog 1310-SE) was added to a final concentration of700 nM and incubated at 37° C. for ˜20 h. Digest aliquots were removedand prepared for SDS-PAGE analysis as described below, and diluted to100 nM in PBS; 0.05% Tween20 and 10 mg/mL bovine serum albumin foranalysis in binding ELISA assays.

For PAGE, the samples were denatured at 70° C. for 10 min in 1×LDSsample buffer and TCEP was added to a final concentration of 40 mMbefore electrophoresis. Six μg of antibody was loaded onto a NuPAGE 10%Bis-Tris gel (Invitrogen) and proteins were separated by size using theMOPS electrophoresis buffer. Following electrophoresis the gel was stainwith Coomassie blue and the results are shown in FIG. 14. The change inmobility of anti-EGFR activatable antibody 3954-1204-C225v5, anti-EGFRmultispecific activatable antibody 3954-1204-C225v5-CTLA-4, anti-Jaggedactivatable antibody 5342-1204-4D11v2, and anti-Jagged multispecificactivatable antibody 5342-1204-4D11v2-CTLA-4 light chains, in thepresence of uPA, demonstrate proteolytic activation of the multispecificactivatable antibodies. The lack of any change in the mobility of theheavy chain fusions demonstrates the resistance to protease cleavage.

Binding Assays

Panel A in FIG. 15 shows that anti-EGFR multispecific activatableantibody 3954-1204-C225v5-CTLA-4 bound to EGFR, by ELISA, with loweraffinity (Kd=12.8 nM) as compared to C225v5 (3 nM) or to C225v5-CTLA-4(0.33 nM). However, once activated by uPA, anti-EGFR multispecificactivatable antibody 3954-1204-C225v5-CTLA-4 bound to EGFR with similaraffinity (0.45 nM) as compared to C225v5 (0.21 nM) and C225v5-CTLA4(0.33 nM). Importantly uPA did not cleave the anti-CTLA4 scFv fused tothe carboxyl terminus of the heavy chain: As illustrated in panel B ofFIG. 15, uPA treatment had no effect of binding to human CTLA4.

Similarly, anti-Jagged multispecific activatable antibody5342-1204-4D11v2-CTLA-4 bound to human Jagged 1, by ELISA, with loweraffinity (15 nM) as compared to 4D11v2 (0.44 nM) or 4D11v2-CTLA4 (0.77nM). Once activated, anti-Jagged multispecific activatable antibody5342-1204-4D11v2-CTLA-4 bound to human Jagged 1 with similar affinity as4D11v2 (0.54 nM) and 4D11v2-CTLA4 (0.92 nM) (FIG. 15, panel C). uPAtreatment had no effect on CTLA4 binding (FIG. 15, panel D). ELISAbinding measurements were performed as follows. Human Jagged 1-Fc (R&DSystems; Cat #1277-JG-050), human EGFR (R&D Systems, Cat#344-ER-050) orhuman CTLA4 (R&D Systems; Cat #325-CT-200/CF) were adsorbed onto wellsof a 96-well ELISA plate. Three-fold dilutions, starting at 100 nM, ofuntreated and uPA treated antibodies, multispecific antibodies ormultispecific activatable antibodies were applied to the plate andallowed to associate with plate-bound antigen for 1 hour. Followingbinding, the bound antibody was visualized with an anti-human IgG-HRPconjugate (Fab specific, Sigma, St Louis, Mo.; Cat # A0293-1ML) anddeveloped with the chromogenic substrate TMB.

Example 5 Additional Multispecific Antibody and MultispecificActivatable Antibody Sequences

This Example provides the sequences of additional multispecificantibodies and multispecific activatable antibodies.

Antibody OKT3m scFv

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE (SEQ ID NO: 306)QVQLQQSGAELARPGASVKMSCKASGYTFTRYTMHWVKQRPGQGLEWIGYINPSRGYTNYNQKFKDKATLTTDKSSSTAYMQLSSLTSEDSAVYYCARYYDDHYSLDYWGQGTTLTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSQIVLTQSPAIMSASPGEKVTMTCSASSSVSYMNWYQQKSGTSPKRWIYDTSKLASGVPAHFRGSGSGTSYSLTISGMEAEDAATYYCQQWSSNPFT FGSGTKLEINRNUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE (SEQ ID NO: 307)CAGGTTCAGCTGCAGCAGAGCGGTGCAGAACTGGCACGTCCGGGTGCAAGCGTTAAAATGAGCTGTAAAGCAAGCGGTTATACCTTTACCCGTTATACCATGCATTGGGTTAAACAGCGTCCGGGTCAGGGTCTGGAATGGATTGGTTATATCAATCCGAGCCGTGGTTATACCAACTACAACCAGAAATTCAAAGATAAAGCAACCCTGACCACCGATAAAAGCAGCAGCACCGCCTATATGCAGCTGAGCAGCCTGACCTCAGAGGATAGCGCAGTTTATTACTGTGCACGCTATTATGATGATCACTATAGCCTGGATTATTGGGGTCAGGGCACCACCCTGACCGTTAGCAGCGGTGGTGGTGGTAGTGGTGGCGGTGGTTCAGGCGGTGGCGGTAGCCAGATTGTTCTGACCCAGAGTCCGGCAATTATGAGCGCAAGTCCGGGTGAAAAAGTTACCATGACCTGTAGCGCCAGCAGCAGCGTTAGCTATATGAATTGGTATCAGCAGAAAAGCGGCACCAGCCCGAAACGTTGGATTTATGATACCAGCAAACTGGCAAGCGGTGTTCCGGCACATTTTCGTGGTAGCGGTAGCGGCACCTCATATAGCCTGACCATTAGCGGTATGGAAGCAGAAGATGCAGCAACCTATTATTGTCAGCAGTGGTCAAGCAATCCGTTTACCTTTGGTAGTGGCACCAAACTGGAAATTAATCGTAntibody OKT3m scFv Lv

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE (SEQ ID NO: 308)QIVLTQSPAIMSASPGEKVTMTCSASSSVSYMNWYQQKSGTSPKRWIYDTSKLASGVPAHFRGSGSGTSYSLTISGMEAEDAATYYCQQWSS NPFTFGSGTKLEINRNUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE (SEQ ID NO: 309)CAGATTGTTCTGACCCAGAGTCCGGCAATTATGAGCGCAAGTCCGGGTGAAAAAGTTACCATGACCTGTAGCGCCAGCAGCAGCGTTAGCTATATGAATTGGTATCAGCAGAAAAGCGGCACCAGCCCGAAACGTTGGATTTATGATACCAGCAAACTGGCAAGCGGTGTTCCGGCACATTTTCGTGGTAGCGGTAGCGGCACCTCATATAGCCTGACCATTAGCGGTATGGAAGCAGAAGATGCAGCAACCTATTATTGTCAGCAGTGGTCAAGCAATCCGTTTACCTTTGGTAGTGGCACCAAACTGGAAATTAATCGTAntibody OKT3m scFv Hv

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE (SEQ ID NO: 310)QVQLQQSGAELARPGASVKMSCKASGYTFTRYTMHWVKQRPGQGLEWIGYINPSRGYTNYNQKFKDKATLTTDKSSSTAYMQLSSLTSEDSAVYYCARYYDDHYSLDYWGQGTTLTVSS NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE (SEQ ID NO: 311)CAGGTTCAGCTGCAGCAGAGCGGTGCAGAACTGGCACGTCCGGGTGCAAGCGTTAAAATGAGCTGTAAAGCAAGCGGTTATACCTTTACCCGTTATACCATGCATTGGGTTAAACAGCGTCCGGGTCAGGGTCTGGAATGGATTGGTTATATCAATCCGAGCCGTGGTTATACCAACTACAACCAGAAATTCAAAGATAAAGCAACCCTGACCACCGATAAAAGCAGCAGCACCGCCTATATGCAGCTGAGCAGCCTGACCTCAGAGGATAGCGCAGTTTATTACTGTGCACGCTATTATGATGATCACTATAGCCTGGATTATTGGGGTCAGGGCACCACCCTGACCGTTAGCAGCAntibody OKT3m scFv w/long linker to allow attachment to the C-terminusof either the heavy chain (HC) or light chain (LC) of an antibody oractivatable antibody to produce a multispecific antibody or activatableantibody, respectively

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE (SEQ ID NO: 290)GGGSGGGGSGSGGGSGGGGSGGGQVQLQQSGAELARPGASVKMSCKASGYTFTRYTMHWVKQRPGQGLEWIGYINPSRGYTNYNQKFKDKATLTTDKSSSTAYMQLSSLTSEDSAVYYCARYYDDHYSLDYWGQGTTLTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSQIVLTQSPAIMSASPGEKVTMTCSASSSVSYMNWYQQKSGTSPKRWIYDTSKLASGVPAHFRGSGSGTSYSLTISGMEAEDAATYYCQQWSSNPFTFGSGTKLEINR* NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE(SEQ ID NO: 291)  GGAGGTGGATCTGGAGGTGGCGGTTCAGGCTCTGGCGGAGGCTCAGGTGGTGGAGGATCAGGCGGAGGTCAGGTTCAGCTGCAGCAGAGCGGTGCAGAACTGGCACGTCCGGGTGCAAGCGTTAAAATGAGCTGTAAAGCAAGCGGTTATACCTTTACCCGTTATACCATGCATTGGGTTAAACAGCGTCCGGGTCAGGGTCTGGAATGGATTGGTTATATCAATCCGAGCCGTGGTTATACCAACTACAACCAGAAATTCAAAGATAAAGCAACCCTGACCACCGATAAAAGCAGCAGCACCGCCTATATGCAGCTGAGCAGCCTGACCTCAGAGGATAGCGCAGTTTATTACTGTGCACGCTATTATGATGATCACTATAGCCTGGATTATTGGGGTCAGGGCACCACCCTGACCGTTAGCAGCGGTGGTGGTGGTAGTGGTGGCGGTGGTTCAGGCGGTGGCGGTAGCCAGATTGTTCTGACCCAGAGTCCGGCAATTATGAGCGCAAGTCCGGGTGAAAAAGTTACCATGACCTGTAGCGCCAGCAGCAGCGTTAGCTATATGAATTGGTATCAGCAGAAAAGCGGCACCAGCCCGAAACGTTGGATTTATGATACCAGCAAACTGGCAAGCGGTGTTCCGGCACATTTTCGTGGTAGCGGTAGCGGCACCTCATATAGCCTGACCATTAGCGGTATGGAAGCAGAAGATGCAGCAACCTATTATTGTCAGCAGTGGTCAAGCAATCCGTTTACCTTTGGTAGTGGCACCAAACTGGA AATTAATCGTTGAAntibody OKT3m scFv with/short linker to allow attachment to theN-terminus of the HC of an antibody or activatable antibody to produce amultispecific antibody or activatable antibody respectively

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE (SEQ ID NO: 292)QVQLQQSGAELARPGASVKMSCKASGYTFTRYTMHWVKQRPGQGLEWIGYINPSRGYTNYNQKFKDKATLTTDKSSSTAYMQLSSLTSEDSAVYYCARYYDDHYSLDYWGQGTTLTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSQIVLTQSPAIMSASPGEKVTMTCSASSSVSYMNWYQQKSGTSPKRWIYDTSKLASGVPAHFRGSGSGTSYSLTISGMEAEDAATYYCQQWSSNPFT FGSGTKLEINRGGGGSNUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE (SEQ ID NO: 293)CAGGTTCAGCTGCAGCAGAGCGGTGCAGAACTGGCACGTCCGGGTGCAAGCGTTAAAATGAGCTGTAAAGCAAGCGGTTATACCTTTACCCGTTATACCATGCATTGGGTTAAACAGCGTCCGGGTCAGGGTCTGGAATGGATTGGTTATATCAATCCGAGCCGTGGTTATACCAACTACAACCAGAAATTCAAAGATAAAGCAACCCTGACCACCGATAAAAGCAGCAGCACCGCCTATATGCAGCTGAGCAGCCTGACCTCAGAGGATAGCGCAGTTTATTACTGTGCACGCTATTATGATGATCACTATAGCCTGGATTATTGGGGTCAGGGCACCACCCTGACCGTTAGCAGCGGTGGTGGTGGTAGTGGTGGCGGTGGTTCAGGCGGTGGCGGTAGCCAGATTGTTCTGACCCAGAGTCCGGCAATTATGAGCGCAAGTCCGGGTGAAAAAGTTACCATGACCTGTAGCGCCAGCAGCAGCGTTAGCTATATGAATTGGTATCAGCAGAAAAGCGGCACCAGCCCGAAACGTTGGATTTATGATACCAGCAAACTGGCAAGCGGTGTTCCGGCACATTTTCGTGGTAGCGGTAGCGGCACCTCATATAGCCTGACCATTAGCGGTATGGAAGCAGAAGATGCAGCAACCTATTATTGTCAGCAGTGGTCAAGCAATCCGTTTACCTTTGGTAGTGGCACCAAACTGGAAATTAATCGTGGAGGTGGTGGAT CCMultispecific antibody C225v5-OKT3m-H-N heavy chain (antibody OKT3mattached to the N-terminus of antibody C225v5 HC)

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE (SEQ ID NO: 294)QVQLQQSGAELARPGASVKMSCKASGYTFTRYTMHWVKQRPGQGLEWIGYINPSRGYTNYNQKFKDKATLTTDKSSSTAYMQLSSLTSEDSAVYYCARYYDDHYSLDYWGQGTTLTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSQIVLTQSPAIMSASPGEKVTMTCSASSSVSYMNWYQQKSGTSPKRWIYDTSKLASGVPAHFRGSGSGTSYSLTISGMEAEDAATYYCQQWSSNPFTFGSGTKLEINRGGGGSQVQLKQSGPGLVQPSQSLSITCTVSGFSLTNYGVHWVRQSPGKGLEWLGVIWSGGNTDYNTPFTSRLSINKDNSKSQVFFKMNSLQSQDTAIYYCARALTYYDYEFAYWGQGTLVTVSAASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKKVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLS LSPGK*NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE (SEQ ID NO: 295) CAGGTTCAGCTGCAGCAGAGCGGTGCAGAACTGGCACGTCCGGGTGCAAGCGTTAAAATGAGCTGTAAAGCAAGCGGTTATACCTTTACCCGTTATACCATGCATTGGGTTAAACAGCGTCCGGGTCAGGGTCTGGAATGGATTGGTTATATCAATCCGAGCCGTGGTTATACCAACTACAACCAGAAATTCAAAGATAAAGCAACCCTGACCACCGATAAAAGCAGCAGCACCGCCTATATGCAGCTGAGCAGCCTGACCTCAGAGGATAGCGCAGTTTATTACTGTGCACGCTATTATGATGATCACTATAGCCTGGATTATTGGGGTCAGGGCACCACCCTGACCGTTAGCAGCGGTGGTGGTGGTAGTGGTGGCGGTGGTTCAGGCGGTGGCGGTAGCCAGATTGTTCTGACCCAGAGTCCGGCAATTATGAGCGCAAGTCCGGGTGAAAAAGTTACCATGACCTGTAGCGCCAGCAGCAGCGTTAGCTATATGAATTGGTATCAGCAGAAAAGCGGCACCAGCCCGAAACGTTGGATTTATGATACCAGCAAACTGGCAAGCGGTGTTCCGGCACATTTTCGTGGTAGCGGTAGCGGCACCTCATATAGCCTGACCATTAGCGGTATGGAAGCAGAAGATGCAGCAACCTATTATTGTCAGCAGTGGTCAAGCAATCCGTTTACCTTTGGTAGTGGCACCAAACTGGAAATTAATCGTGGAGGTGGTGGATCCCAGGTGCAGCTGAAACAGAGCGGCCCGGGCCTGGTGCAGCCGAGCCAGAGCCTGAGCATTACCTGCACCGTGAGCGGCTTTAGCCTGACCAACTATGGCGTGCATTGGGTGCGCCAGAGCCCGGGCAAAGGCCTGGAATGGCTGGGCGTGATTTGGAGCGGCGGCAACACCGATTATAACACCCCGTTTACCAGCCGCCTGAGCATTAACAAAGATAACAGCAAAAGCCAGGTGTTTTTTAAAATGAACAGCCTGCAAAGCCAGGATACCGCGATTTATTATTGCGCGCGCGCGCTGACCTATTATGATTATGAATTTGCGTATTGGGGCCAGGGCACCCTGGTGACCGTGAGCGCGGCTAGCACCAAGGGCCCATCGGTCTTCCCCCTGGCACCCTCCTCCAAGAGCACCTCTGGGGGCACAGCGGCCCTGGGCTGCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGGTGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCCCTGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCGGCTGTCCTACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCAGCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAGCTTGGGCACCCAGACCTACATCTGCAACGTGAATCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAAAGTTGAGCCCAAATCTTGTGACAAAACTCACACATGCCCACCGTGCCCAGCACCTGAACTCCTGGGGGGACCGTCAGTCTTCCTCTTCCCCCCAAAACCCAAGGACACCCTCATGATCTCCCGGACCCCTGAGGTCACATGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGAGCCACGAAGACCCTGAGGTCAAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCATAATGCCAAGACAAAGCCGCGGGAGGAGCAGTACAACAGCACGTACCGTGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACCGTCCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAATGGCAAGGAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGCCCTCCCAGCCCCCATCGAGAAAACCATCTCCAAAGCCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAACCACAGGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCATCCCGGGAGGAGATGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGACCTGCCTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTATCCCAGCGACATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAATGGGCAGCCGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACGCCTCCCGTGCTGGACTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTACAGCAAGCTCACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGGTGGCAGCAGGGGAACGTCTTCTCATGCTCCGTGATGCATGAGGCTCTGCACAACCACTACACGCAGAAGAGCCTCTCC CTGTCTCCGGGTAAATGAMultispecific antibody C225v5-OKT3m-H-C heavy chain (antibody OKT3mattached to the C-terminus of antibody C225v5 HC)

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE (SEQ ID NO: 296)QVQLKQSGPGLVQPSQSLSITCTVSGFSLTNYGVHWVRQSPGKGLEWLGVIWSGGNTDYNTPFTSRLSINKDNSKSQVFFKMNSLQSQDTAIYYCARALTYYDYEFAYWGQGTLVTVSAASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKKVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGKGGGSGGGGSGSGGGSGGGGSGGGQVQLQQSGAELARPGASVKMSCKASGYTFTRYTMHWVKQRPGQGLEWIGYINPSRGYTNYNQKFKDKATLTTDKSSSTAYMQLSSLTSEDSAVYYCARYYDDHYSLDYWGQGTTLTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSQIVLTQSPAIMSASPGEKVTMTCSASSSVSYMNWYQQKSGTSPKRWIYDTSKLASGVPAHFRGSGSGTSYSLTISGMEAEDAAT YYCQQWSSNPFTFGSGTKLEINR*NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE (SEQ ID NO: 297) CAGGTGCAGCTGAAACAGAGCGGCCCGGGCCTGGTGCAGCCGAGCCAGAGCCTGAGCATTACCTGCACCGTGAGCGGCTTTAGCCTGACCAACTATGGCGTGCATTGGGTGCGCCAGAGCCCGGGCAAAGGCCTGGAATGGCTGGGCGTGATTTGGAGCGGCGGCAACACCGATTATAACACCCCGTTTACCAGCCGCCTGAGCATTAACAAAGATAACAGCAAAAGCCAGGTGTTTTTTAAAATGAACAGCCTGCAAAGCCAGGATACCGCGATTTATTATTGCGCGCGCGCGCTGACCTATTATGATTATGAATTTGCGTATTGGGGCCAGGGCACCCTGGTGACCGTGAGCGCGGCTAGCACCAAGGGCCCATCGGTCTTCCCCCTGGCACCCTCCTCCAAGAGCACCTCTGGGGGCACAGCGGCCCTGGGCTGCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGGTGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCCCTGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCGGCTGTCCTACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCAGCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAGCTTGGGCACCCAGACCTACATCTGCAACGTGAATCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAAAGTTGAGCCCAAATCTTGTGACAAAACTCACACATGCCCACCGTGCCCAGCACCTGAACTCCTGGGGGGACCGTCAGTCTTCCTCTTCCCCCCAAAACCCAAGGACACCCTCATGATCTCCCGGACCCCTGAGGTCACATGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGAGCCACGAAGACCCTGAGGTCAAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCATAATGCCAAGACAAAGCCGCGGGAGGAGCAGTACAACAGCACGTACCGTGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACCGTCCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAATGGCAAGGAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGCCCTCCCAGCCCCCATCGAGAAAACCATCTCCAAAGCCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAACCACAGGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCATCCCGGGAGGAGATGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGACCTGCCTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTATCCCAGCGACATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAATGGGCAGCCGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACGCCTCCCGTGCTGGACTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTACAGCAAGCTCACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGGTGGCAGCAGGGGAACGTCTTCTCATGCTCCGTGATGCATGAGGCTCTGCACAACCACTACACGCAGAAGAGCCTCTCCCTGTCTCCGGGTAAAGGAGGTGGATCTGGAGGTGGCGGTTCAGGCTCTGGCGGAGGCTCAGGTGGTGGAGGATCAGGCGGAGGTCAGGTTCAGCTGCAGCAGAGCGGTGCAGAACTGGCACGTCCGGGTGCAAGCGTTAAAATGAGCTGTAAAGCAAGCGGTTATACCTTTACCCGTTATACCATGCATTGGGTTAAACAGCGTCCGGGTCAGGGTCTGGAATGGATTGGTTATATCAATCCGAGCCGTGGTTATACCAACTACAACCAGAAATTCAAAGATAAAGCAACCCTGACCACCGATAAAAGCAGCAGCACCGCCTATATGCAGCTGAGCAGCCTGACCTCAGAGGATAGCGCAGTTTATTACTGTGCACGCTATTATGATGATCACTATAGCCTGGATTATTGGGGTCAGGGCACCACCCTGACCGTTAGCAGCGGTGGTGGTGGTAGTGGTGGCGGTGGTTCAGGCGGTGGCGGTAGCCAGATTGTTCTGACCCAGAGTCCGGCAATTATGAGCGCAAGTCCGGGTGAAAAAGTTACCATGACCTGTAGCGCCAGCAGCAGCGTTAGCTATATGAATTGGTATCAGCAGAAAAGCGGCACCAGCCCGAAACGTTGGATTTATGATACCAGCAAACTGGCAAGCGGTGTTCCGGCACATTTTCGTGGTAGCGGTAGCGGCACCTCATATAGCCTGACCATTAGCGGTATGGAAGCAGAAGATGCAGCAACCTATTATTGTCAGCAGTGGTCAAGCAATCCGTTTACCTTTGGTAGTGGCACCAAACTGGAAATTAATCGTTGAMultispecific antibody C225v5-OKT3m-L-C light chain (antibody OKT3mattached to the C-terminus of antibody C225v5 LC)

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE (SEQ ID NO: 298)DILLTQSPVILSVSPGERVSFSCRASQSIGTNIHWYQQRTNGSPRLLIKYASESISGIPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLSINSVESEDIADYYCQQNNNWPTTFGAGTKLELKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGSGGGGSGSGGGSGGGGSGGGQVQLQQSGAELARPGASVKMSCKASGYTFTRYTMHWVKQRPGQGLEWIGYINPSRGYTNYNQKFKDKATLTTDKSSSTAYMQLSSLTSEDSAVYYCARYYDDHYSLDYWGQGTTLTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSQIVLTQSPAIMSASPGEKVTMTCSASSSVSYMNWYQQKSGTSPKRWIYDTSKLASGVPAHFRGSGSGTSYSLTISGMEAEDAATYYCQQ WSSNPFTFGSGTKLEINR*NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE (SEQ ID NO: 299) GACATCTTGCTGACCCAGAGCCCGGTGATTCTGAGCGTGAGCCCGGGCGAACGTGTGAGCTTTAGCTGCCGCGCGAGCCAGAGCATTGGCACCAACATTCATTGGTATCAGCAGCGCACCAACGGCAGCCCGCGCCTGCTGATTAAATATGCGAGCGAAAGCATTAGCGGCATTCCGAGCCGCTTTAGCGGCAGCGGCAGCGGCACCGATTTTACCCTGAGCATTAACAGCGTGGAAAGCGAAGATATTGCGGATTATTATTGCCAGCAGAACAACAACTGGCCGACCACCTTTGGCGCGGGCACCAAACTGGAACTGAAACGTACGGTGGCTGCACCATCTGTCTTCATCTTCCCGCCATCTGATGAGCAGTTGAAATCTGGAACTGCCTCTGTTGTGTGCCTGCTGAATAACTTCTATCCCAGAGAGGCCAAAGTACAGTGGAAGGTGGATAACGCCCTCCAATCGGGTAACTCCCAGGAGAGTGTCACAGAGCAGGACAGCAAGGACAGCACCTACAGCCTCAGCAGCACCCTGACGCTGAGCAAAGCAGACTACGAGAAACACAAAGTCTACGCCTGCGAAGTCACCCATCAGGGCCTGAGCTCGCCCGTCACAAAGAGCTTCAACAGGGGAGAGTGTGGAGGTGGATCTGGAGGTGGCGGTTCAGGCTCTGGCGGAGGCTCAGGTGGTGGAGGATCAGGCGGAGGTCAGGTTCAGCTGCAGCAGAGCGGTGCAGAACTGGCACGTCCGGGTGCAAGCGTTAAAATGAGCTGTAAAGCAAGCGGTTATACCTTTACCCGTTATACCATGCATTGGGTTAAACAGCGTCCGGGTCAGGGTCTGGAATGGATTGGTTATATCAATCCGAGCCGTGGTTATACCAACTACAACCAGAAATTCAAAGATAAAGCAACCCTGACCACCGATAAAAGCAGCAGCACCGCCTATATGCAGCTGAGCAGCCTGACCTCAGAGGATAGCGCAGTTTATTACTGTGCACGCTATTATGATGATCACTATAGCCTGGATTATTGGGGTCAGGGCACCACCCTGACCGTTAGCAGCGGTGGTGGTGGTAGTGGTGGCGGTGGTTCAGGCGGTGGCGGTAGCCAGATTGTTCTGACCCAGAGTCCGGCAATTATGAGCGCAAGTCCGGGTGAAAAAGTTACCATGACCTGTAGCGCCAGCAGCAGCGTTAGCTATATGAATTGGTATCAGCAGAAAAGCGGCACCAGCCCGAAACGTTGGATTTATGATACCAGCAAACTGGCAAGCGGTGTTCCGGCACATTTTCGTGGTAGCGGTAGCGGCACCTCATATAGCCTGACCATTAGCGGTATGGAAGCAGAAGATGCAGCAACCTATTATTGTCAGCAGTGGTCAAGCAATCCGTTTACCTTTGGTAGTGGCACCAAACTGGAAA TTAATCGTTAGMultispecific antibody C225v5(N297Q)-OKT3m-H-N heavy chain

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE (SEQ ID NO: 300)QVQLQQSGAELARPGASVKMSCKASGYTFTRYTMHWVKQRPGQGLEWIGYINPSRGYTNYNQKFKDKATLTTDKSSSTAYMQLSSLTSEDSAVYYCARYYDDHYSLDYWGQGTTLTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSQIVLTQSPAIMSASPGEKVTMTCSASSSVSYMNWYQQKSGTSPKRWIYDTSKLASGVPAHFRGSGSGTSYSLTISGMEAEDAATYYCQQWSSNPFTFGSGTKLEINRGGGGSQVQLKQSGPGLVQPSQSLSITCTVSGFSLTNYGVHWVRQSPGKGLEWLGVIWSGGNTDYNTPFTSRLSINKDNSKSQVFFKMNSLQSQDTAIYYCARALTYYDYEFAYWGQGTLVTVSAASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKKVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYQSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLS LSPGK*NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE (SEQ ID NO: 301)CAGGTTCAGCTGCAGCAGAGCGGTGCAGAACTGGCACGTCCGGGTGCAAGCGTTAAAATGAGCTGTAAAGCAAGCGGTTATACCTTTACCCGTTATACCATGCATTGGGTTAAACAGCGTCCGGGTCAGGGTCTGGAATGGATTGGTTATATCAATCCGAGCCGTGGTTATACCAACTACAACCAGAAATTCAAAGATAAAGCAACCCTGACCACCGATAAAAGCAGCAGCACCGCCTATATGCAGCTGAGCAGCCTGACCTCAGAGGATAGCGCAGTTTATTACTGTGCACGCTATTATGATGATCACTATAGCCTGGATTATTGGGGTCAGGGCACCACCCTGACCGTTAGCAGCGGTGGTGGTGGTAGTGGTGGCGGTGGTTCAGGCGGTGGCGGTAGCCAGATTGTTCTGACCCAGAGTCCGGCAATTATGAGCGCAAGTCCGGGTGAAAAAGTTACCATGACCTGTAGCGCCAGCAGCAGCGTTAGCTATATGAATTGGTATCAGCAGAAAAGCGGCACCAGCCCGAAACGTTGGATTTATGATACCAGCAAACTGGCAAGCGGTGTTCCGGCACATTTTCGTGGTAGCGGTAGCGGCACCTCATATAGCCTGACCATTAGCGGTATGGAAGCAGAAGATGCAGCAACCTATTATTGTCAGCAGTGGTCAAGCAATCCGTTTACCTTTGGTAGTGGCACCAAACTGGAAATTAATCGTGGAGGTGGTGGATCCCAGGTGCAGCTGAAACAGAGCGGCCCGGGCCTGGTGCAGCCGAGCCAGAGCCTGAGCATTACCTGCACCGTGAGCGGCTTTAGCCTGACCAACTATGGCGTGCATTGGGTGCGCCAGAGCCCGGGCAAAGGCCTGGAATGGCTGGGCGTGATTTGGAGCGGCGGCAACACCGATTATAACACCCCGTTTACCAGCCGCCTGAGCATTAACAAAGATAACAGCAAAAGCCAGGTGTTTTTTAAAATGAACAGCCTGCAAAGCCAGGATACCGCGATTTATTATTGCGCGCGCGCGCTGACCTATTATGATTATGAATTTGCGTATTGGGGCCAGGGCACCCTGGTGACCGTGAGCGCGGCTAGCACCAAGGGCCCATCGGTCTTCCCCCTGGCACCCTCCTCCAAGAGCACCTCTGGGGGCACAGCGGCCCTGGGCTGCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGGTGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCCCTGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCGGCTGTCCTACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCAGCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAGCTTGGGCACCCAGACCTACATCTGCAACGTGAATCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAAAGTTGAGCCCAAATCTTGTGACAAAACTCACACATGCCCACCGTGCCCAGCACCTGAACTCCTGGGGGGACCGTCAGTCTTCCTCTTCCCCCCAAAACCCAAGGACACCCTCATGATCTCCCGGACCCCTGAGGTCACATGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGAGCCACGAAGACCCTGAGGTCAAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCATAATGCCAAGACAAAGCCGCGGGAGGAGCAGTACCAGAGCACGTACCGTGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACCGTCCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAATGGCAAGGAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGCCCTCCCAGCCCCCATCGAGAAAACCATCTCCAAAGCCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAACCACAGGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCATCCCGGGAGGAGATGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGACCTGCCTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTATCCCAGCGACATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAATGGGCAGCCGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACGCCTCCCGTGCTGGACTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTACAGCAAGCTCACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGGTGGCAGCAGGGGAACGTCTTCTCATGCTCCGTGATGCATGAGGCTCTGCACAACCACTACACGCAGAAGAGCCTCTCC CTGTCTCCGGGTAAATGAMultispecific antibody C225v5(N297Q)-OKT3m-H-C heavy chain

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE (SEQ ID NO: 302) QVQLKQSGPGLVQPSQSLSITCTVSGFSLTNYGVHWVRQSPGKGLEWLGVIWSGGNTDYNTPFTSRLSINKDNSKSQVFFKMNSLQSQDTAIYYCARALTYYDYEFAYWGQGTLVTVSAASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKKVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYQSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGKGGGSGGGGSGSGGGSGGGGSGGGQVQLQQSGAELARPGASVKMSCKASGYTFTRYTMHWVKQRPGQGLEWIGYINPSRGYTNYNQKFKDKATLTTDKSSSTAYMQLSSLTSEDSAVYYCARYYDDHYSLDYWGQGTTLTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSQIVLTQSPAIMSASPGEKVTMTCSASSSVSYMNWYQQKSGTSPKRWIYDTSKLASGVPAHFRGSGSGTSYSLTISGMEAEDAAT YYCQQWSSNPFTFGSGTKLEINR*NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE (SEQ ID NO: 303) CAGGTGCAGCTGAAACAGAGCGGCCCGGGCCTGGTGCAGCCGAGCCAGAGCCTGAGCATTACCTGCACCGTGAGCGGCTTTAGCCTGACCAACTATGGCGTGCATTGGGTGCGCCAGAGCCCGGGCAAAGGCCTGGAATGGCTGGGCGTGATTTGGAGCGGCGGCAACACCGATTATAACACCCCGTTTACCAGCCGCCTGAGCATTAACAAAGATAACAGCAAAAGCCAGGTGTTTTTTAAAATGAACAGCCTGCAAAGCCAGGATACCGCGATTTATTATTGCGCGCGCGCGCTGACCTATTATGATTATGAATTTGCGTATTGGGGCCAGGGCACCCTGGTGACCGTGAGCGCGGCTAGCACCAAGGGCCCATCGGTCTTCCCCCTGGCACCCTCCTCCAAGAGCACCTCTGGGGGCACAGCGGCCCTGGGCTGCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGGTGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCCCTGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCGGCTGTCCTACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCAGCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAGCTTGGGCACCCAGACCTACATCTGCAACGTGAATCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAAAGTTGAGCCCAAATCTTGTGACAAAACTCACACATGCCCACCGTGCCCAGCACCTGAACTCCTGGGGGGACCGTCAGTCTTCCTCTTCCCCCCAAAACCCAAGGACACCCTCATGATCTCCCGGACCCCTGAGGTCACATGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGAGCCACGAAGACCCTGAGGTCAAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCATAATGCCAAGACAAAGCCGCGGGAGGAGCAGTACCAGAGCACGTACCGTGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACCGTCCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAATGGCAAGGAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGCCCTCCCAGCCCCCATCGAGAAAACCATCTCCAAAGCCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAACCACAGGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCATCCCGGGAGGAGATGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGACCTGCCTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTATCCCAGCGACATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAATGGGCAGCCGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACGCCTCCCGTGCTGGACTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTACAGCAAGCTCACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGGTGGCAGCAGGGGAACGTCTTCTCATGCTCCGTGATGCATGAGGCTCTGCACAACCACTACACGCAGAAGAGCCTCTCCCTGTCTCCGGGTAAAGGAGGTGGATCTGGAGGTGGCGGTTCAGGCTCTGGCGGAGGCTCAGGTGGTGGAGGATCAGGCGGAGGTCAGGTTCAGCTGCAGCAGAGCGGTGCAGAACTGGCACGTCCGGGTGCAAGCGTTAAAATGAGCTGTAAAGCAAGCGGTTATACCTTTACCCGTTATACCATGCATTGGGTTAAACAGCGTCCGGGTCAGGGTCTGGAATGGATTGGTTATATCAATCCGAGCCGTGGTTATACCAACTACAACCAGAAATTCAAAGATAAAGCAACCCTGACCACCGATAAAAGCAGCAGCACCGCCTATATGCAGCTGAGCAGCCTGACCTCAGAGGATAGCGCAGTTTATTACTGTGCACGCTATTATGATGATCACTATAGCCTGGATTATTGGGGTCAGGGCACCACCCTGACCGTTAGCAGCGGTGGTGGTGGTAGTGGTGGCGGTGGTTCAGGCGGTGGCGGTAGCCAGATTGTTCTGACCCAGAGTCCGGCAATTATGAGCGCAAGTCCGGGTGAAAAAGTTACCATGACCTGTAGCGCCAGCAGCAGCGTTAGCTATATGAATTGGTATCAGCAGAAAAGCGGCACCAGCCCGAAACGTTGGATTTATGATACCAGCAAACTGGCAAGCGGTGTTCCGGCACATTTTCGTGGTAGCGGTAGCGGCACCTCATATAGCCTGACCATTAGCGGTATGGAAGCAGAAGATGCAGCAACCTATTATTGTCAGCAGTGGTCAAGCAATCCGTTTACCTTTGGTAGTGGCACCAAACTGGAAATTAATCGTTGAMultispecific antibody C225v5(N297Q)-OKT3m-L-C light chain

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE (SEQ ID NO: 298)DILLTQSPVILSVSPGERVSFSCRASQSIGTNIHWYQQRTNGSPRLLIKYASESISGIPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLSINSVESEDIADYYCQQNNNWPTTFGAGTKLELKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECGGGSGGGGSGSGGGSGGGGSGGGQVQLQQSGAELARPGASVKMSCKASGYTFTRYTMHWVKQRPGQGLEWIGYINPSRGYTNYNQKFKDKATLTTDKSSSTAYMQLSSLTSEDSAVYYCARYYDDHYSLDYWGQGTTLTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSQIVLTQSPAIMSASPGEKVTMTCSASSSVSYMNWYQQKSGTSPKRWIYDTSKLASGVPAHFRGSGSGTSYSLTISGMEAEDAATYYCQQ WSSNPFTFGSGTKLEINR*NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE (SEQ ID NO: 299)GACATCTTGCTGACCCAGAGCCCGGTGATTCTGAGCGTGAGCCCGGGCGAACGTGTGAGCTTTAGCTGCCGCGCGAGCCAGAGCATTGGCACCAACATTCATTGGTATCAGCAGCGCACCAACGGCAGCCCGCGCCTGCTGATTAAATATGCGAGCGAAAGCATTAGCGGCATTCCGAGCCGCTTTAGCGGCAGCGGCAGCGGCACCGATTTTACCCTGAGCATTAACAGCGTGGAAAGCGAAGATATTGCGGATTATTATTGCCAGCAGAACAACAACTGGCCGACCACCTTTGGCGCGGGCACCAAACTGGAACTGAAACGTACGGTGGCTGCACCATCTGTCTTCATCTTCCCGCCATCTGATGAGCAGTTGAAATCTGGAACTGCCTCTGTTGTGTGCCTGCTGAATAACTTCTATCCCAGAGAGGCCAAAGTACAGTGGAAGGTGGATAACGCCCTCCAATCGGGTAACTCCCAGGAGAGTGTCACAGAGCAGGACAGCAAGGACAGCACCTACAGCCTCAGCAGCACCCTGACGCTGAGCAAAGCAGACTACGAGAAACACAAAGTCTACGCCTGCGAAGTCACCCATCAGGGCCTGAGCTCGCCCGTCACAAAGAGCTTCAACAGGGGAGAGTGTGGAGGTGGATCTGGAGGTGGCGGTTCAGGCTCTGGCGGAGGCTCAGGTGGTGGAGGATCAGGCGGAGGTCAGGTTCAGCTGCAGCAGAGCGGTGCAGAACTGGCACGTCCGGGTGCAAGCGTTAAAATGAGCTGTAAAGCAAGCGGTTATACCTTTACCCGTTATACCATGCATTGGGTTAAACAGCGTCCGGGTCAGGGTCTGGAATGGATTGGTTATATCAATCCGAGCCGTGGTTATACCAACTACAACCAGAAATTCAAAGATAAAGCAACCCTGACCACCGATAAAAGCAGCAGCACCGCCTATATGCAGCTGAGCAGCCTGACCTCAGAGGATAGCGCAGTTTATTACTGTGCACGCTATTATGATGATCACTATAGCCTGGATTATTGGGGTCAGGGCACCACCCTGACCGTTAGCAGCGGTGGTGGTGGTAGTGGTGGCGGTGGTTCAGGCGGTGGCGGTAGCCAGATTGTTCTGACCCAGAGTCCGGCAATTATGAGCGCAAGTCCGGGTGAAAAAGTTACCATGACCTGTAGCGCCAGCAGCAGCGTTAGCTATATGAATTGGTATCAGCAGAAAAGCGGCACCAGCCCGAAACGTTGGATTTATGATACCAGCAAACTGGCAAGCGGTGTTCCGGCACATTTTCGTGGTAGCGGTAGCGGCACCTCATATAGCCTGACCATTAGCGGTATGGAAGCAGAAGATGCAGCAACCTATTATTGTCAGCAGTGGTCAAGCAATCCGTTTACCTTTGGTAGTGGCACCAAACTGGAAA TTAATCGTTAGAntibody C225v5(N297Q) heavy chain

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE (SEQ ID NO: 336) QVQLKQSGPGLVQPSQSLSITCTVSGFSLTNYGVHWVRQSPGKGLEWLGVIWSGGNTDYNTPFTSRLSINKDNSKSQVFFKMNSLQSQDTAIYYCARALTYYDYEFAYWGQGTLVTVSAASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKKVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYQSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK* NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE(SEQ ID NO: 337) CAGGTGCAGCTGAAACAGAGCGGCCCGGGCCTGGTGCAGCCGAGCCAGAGCCTGAGCATTACCTGCACCGTGAGCGGCTTTAGCCTGACCAACTATGGCGTGCATTGGGTGCGCCAGAGCCCGGGCAAAGGCCTGGAATGGCTGGGCGTGATTTGGAGCGGCGGCAACACCGATTATAACACCCCGTTTACCAGCCGCCTGAGCATTAACAAAGATAACAGCAAAAGCCAGGTGTTTTTTAAAATGAACAGCCTGCAAAGCCAGGATACCGCGATTTATTATTGCGCGCGCGCGCTGACCTATTATGATTATGAATTTGCGTATTGGGGCCAGGGCACCCTGGTGACCGTGAGCGCGGCTAGCACCAAGGGCCCATCGGTCTTCCCCCTGGCACCCTCCTCCAAGAGCACCTCTGGGGGCACAGCGGCCCTGGGCTGCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGGTGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCCCTGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCGGCTGTCCTACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCAGCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAGCTTGGGCACCCAGACCTACATCTGCAACGTGAATCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAAAGTTGAGCCCAAATCTTGTGACAAAACTCACACATGCCCACCGTGCCCAGCACCTGAACTCCTGGGGGGACCGTCAGTCTTCCTCTTCCCCCCAAAACCCAAGGACACCCTCATGATCTCCCGGACCCCTGAGGTCACATGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGAGCCACGAAGACCCTGAGGTCAAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCATAATGCCAAGACAAAGCCGCGGGAGGAGCAGTACCAGAGCACGTACCGTGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACCGTCCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAATGGCAAGGAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGCCCTCCCAGCCCCCATCGAGAAAACCATCTCCAAAGCCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAACCACAGGTGTACACCCTGCCCCCATCCCGGGAGGAGATGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGACCTGCCTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTATCCCAGCGACATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAATGGGCAGCCGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACGCCTCCCGTGCTGGACTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTACAGCAAGCTCACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGGTGGCAGCAGGGGAACGTCTTCTCATGCTCCGTGATGCATGAGGCTCTGCACAACCACTACACGCAGAAGAGCCTCTCCCT GTCTCCGGGTAAATGAActivatable antibody 3954-1204-C225v5 light chain

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE (SEQ ID NO: 304)QGQSGQCISPRGCPDGPYVMYGSSGGSGGSGGSGLSGRSDNHGSSGTQILLTQSPVILSVSPGERVSFSCRASQSIGTNIHWYQQRTNGSPRLLIKYASESISGIPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLSINSVESEDIADYYCQQNNNWPTTFGAGTKLELKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC* NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE (SEQ ID NO: 305)CAAGGCCAGTCTGGCCAGTGCATCTCACCTCGTGGTTGTCCGGACGGCCCATACGTCATGTACGGCTCGAGCGGTGGCAGCGGTGGCTCTGGTGGATCCGGTCTGAGCGGCCGTTCCGATAATCATGGCAGTAGCGGTACCCAGATCTTGCTGACCCAGAGCCCGGTGATTCTGAGCGTGAGCCCGGGCGAACGTGTGAGCTTTAGCTGCCGCGCGAGCCAGAGCATTGGCACCAACATTCATTGGTATCAGCAGCGCACCAACGGCAGCCCGCGCCTGCTGATTAAATATGCGAGCGAAAGCATTAGCGGCATTCCGAGCCGCTTTAGCGGCAGCGGCAGCGGCACCGATTTTACCCTGAGCATTAACAGCGTGGAAAGCGAAGATATTGCGGATTATTATTGCCAGCAGAACAACAACTGGCCGACCACCTTTGGCGCGGGCACCAAACTGGAACTGAAACGTACGGTGGCTGCACCATCTGTCTTCATCTTCCCGCCATCTGATGAGCAGTTGAAATCTGGAACTGCCTCTGTTGTGTGCCTGCTGAATAACTTCTATCCCAGAGAGGCCAAAGTACAGTGGAAGGTGGATAACGCCCTCCAATCGGGTAACTCCCAGGAGAGTGTCACAGAGCAGGACAGCAAGGACAGCACCTACAGCCTCAGCAGCACCCTGACGCTGAGCAAAGCAGACTACGAGAAACACAAAGTCTACGCCTGCGAAGTCACCCATCAGGGCCTGAGCTCGCCCGTCACAAAGAGCTTCAACAGGGGAGAGTGTGGAGGTGGATCTGGAGGTGGCGGTTCAGGCTCTGGCGGAGGCTCAGGTGGTGGAGGATCAGGCGGAGGTCAGGTTCAGCTGCAGCAGAGCGGTGCAGAACTGGCACGTCCGGGTGCAAGCGTTAAAATGAGCTGTAAAGCAAGCGGTTATACCTTTACCCGTTATACCATGCATTGGGTTAAACAGCGTCCGGGTCAGGGTCTGGAATGGATTGGTTATATCAATCCGAGCCGTGGTTATACCAACTACAACCAGAAATTCAAAGATAAAGCAACCCTGACCACCGATAAAAGCAGCAGCACCGCCTATATGCAGCTGAGCAGCCTGACCTCAGAGGATAGCGCAGTTTATTACTGTGCACGCTATTATGATGATCACTATAGCCTGGATTATTGGGGTCAGGGCACCACCCTGACCGTTAGCAGCGGTGGTGGTGGTAGTGGTGGCGGTGGTTCAGGCGGTGGCGGTAGCCAGATTGTTCTGACCCAGAGTCCGGCAATTATGAGCGCAAGTCCGGGTGAAAAAGTTACCATGACCTGTAGCGCCAGCAGCAGCGTTAGCTATATGAATTGGTATCAGCAGAAAAGCGGCACCAGCCCGAAACGTTGGATTTATGATACCAGCAAACTGGCAAGCGGTGTTCCGGCACATTTTCGTGGTAGCGGTAGCGGCACCTCATATAGCCTGACCATTAGCGGTATGGAAGCAGAAGATGCAGCAACCTATTATTGTCAGCAGTGGTCAAGCAATCCGTTTACCTTTGGTAGTGGCACCAAACTGG AAATTAATCGTTAGMultispecific activatable antibody 3954-1204-C225v5-OKT3m-H-N, whichcomprises light chain 3954-1204-C225 plasmid and heavy chainC225v5-OKT3m-H-N plasmid.

Antibody C225v5 light chain AMINO ACID SEQUENCE (SEQ ID NO: 314)DILLTQSPVILSVSPGERVSFSCRASQSIGTNIHWYQQRTNGSPRLLIKYASESISGIPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLSINSVESEDIADYYCQQNNNWPTTFGAGTKLELKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC* NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE (SEQ ID NO: 315)GACATCTTGCTGACCCAGAGCCCGGTGATTCTGAGCGTGAGCCCGGGCGAACGTGTGAGCTTTAGCTGCCGCGCGAGCCAGAGCATTGGCACCAACATTCATTGGTATCAGCAGCGCACCAACGGCAGCCCGCGCCTGCTGATTAAATATGCGAGCGAAAGCATTAGCGGCATTCCGAGCCGCTTTAGCGGCAGCGGCAGCGGCACCGATTTTACCCTGAGCATTAACAGCGTGGAAAGCGAAGATATTGCGGATTATTATTGCCAGCAGAACAACAACTGGCCGACCACCTTTGGCGCGGGCACCAAACTGGAACTGAAACGTACGGTGGCTGCACCATCTGTCTTCATCTTCCCGCCATCTGATGAGCAGTTGAAATCTGGAACTGCCTCTGTTGTGTGCCTGCTGAATAACTTCTATCCCAGAGAGGCCAAAGTACAGTGGAAGGTGGATAACGCCCTCCAATCGGGTAACTCCCAGGAGAGTGTCACAGAGCAGGACAGCAAGGACAGCACCTACAGCCTCAGCAGCACCCTGACGCTGAGCAAAGCAGACTACGAGAAACACAAAGTCTACGCCTGCGAAGTCACCCATCAGGGCCTGAGCTCGCCCGTCACAAAGAGCTTCAACAGGGGAGAGTGTGGAGGTGGATCTGGAGGTGGCGGTTCAGGCTCTGGCGGAGGCTCAGGTGGTGGAGGATCAGGCGGAGGTCAGGTTCAGCTGCAGCAGAGCGGTGCAGAACTGGCACGTCCGGGTGCAAGCGTTAAAATGAGCTGTAAAGCAAGCGGTTATACCTTTACCCGTTATACCATGCATTGGGTTAAACAGCGTCCGGGTCAGGGTCTGGAATGGATTGGTTATATCAATCCGAGCCGTGGTTATACCAACTACAACCAGAAATTCAAAGATAAAGCAACCCTGACCACCGATAAAAGCAGCAGCACCGCCTATATGCAGCTGAGCAGCCTGACCTCAGAGGATAGCGCAGTTTATTACTGTGCACGCTATTATGATGATCACTATAGCCTGGATTATTGGGGTCAGGGCACCACCCTGACCGTTAGCAGCGGTGGTGGTGGTAGTGGTGGCGGTGGTTCAGGCGGTGGCGGTAGCCAGATTGTTCTGACCCAGAGTCCGGCAATTATGAGCGCAAGTCCGGGTGAAAAAGTTACCATGACCTGTAGCGCCAGCAGCAGCGTTAGCTATATGAATTGGTATCAGCAGAAAAGCGGCACCAGCCCGAAACGTTGGATTTATGATACCAGCAAACTGGCAAGCGGTGTTCCGGCACATTTTCGTGGTAGCGGTAGCGGCACCTCATATAGCCTGACCATTAGCGGTATGGAAGCAGAAGATGCAGCAACCTATTATTGTCAGCAGTGGTCAAGCAATCCGTTTACCTTTGGTAGTGGCACCAAACTGGAAA TTAATCGTTAG

Table 11 shows examples of pairing of heavy chain (HC) and light chain(LC) sequences to make a multispecific antibody or multispecificactivatable antibody of the disclosure. As used herein when referring tolight chains, antibody light chains comprising C225v5 are also referredto as light chains comprising C225.

TABLE 11 Multispecific antibodies and multispecific activatableantibodies of the disclosure Plasmid(nucleotide) pairs Protein name fortransfection C225v5-OKT3m-H-N HC C225v5-OKT3m-H-N LC C225C225v5-OKT3m-H-C HC C225v5-OKT3m-H-C LC C225 C225v5-OKT3m-L-C HC C225v5LC C225-OKT3m-L-C 3954-1204-C225v5- HC C225v5-OKT3m-H-N OKT3m-H-N LCC225-3954-1204 3954-1204-C225v5- HC C225v5-OKT3m-H-C OKT3m-H-C LCC225-3954-1204 C225v5-N297Q-OKT3m-H-N HC C225v5-N297Q-OKT3m-H-N LC C225C225v5-N297Q-OKT3m-H-C HC C225v5-N297Q-OKT3m-H-C LC C225C225v5-N297Q-OKT3m-L-C HC C225v5-N297Q LC C225-OKT3m-L-C3954-1204-C225v5-N297Q- HC C225v5-N297Q-OKT3m-H-N OKT3m-H-N LCC225-3954-1204 3954-1204-C225v5-N297Q- HC C225v5-N297Q-OKT3m-H-COKT3m-H-C LC C225-3954-1204 3954-1204-G225v5-N297Q- HC C225v5-N297QOKT3m-L-C LC C225-3954-1204-OKT3m-L-C vS refers to version 5 of C225

Example 6 Binding of multispecific antibodies to CD3ε on Jurkat T Cells

This Example demonstrates the ability of multispecific antibodies of thedisclosure to bind to T cells.

Three formats of multispecific antibodies were tested: (1)C225v5-OKT3m-H-N, a multispecific antibody in which an OKT3m scFv (whichbinds CD3ε (also referred to herein as CD3e and CD3) on T cells) wasattached to the N-terminus of the heavy chain of anti-EGFR antibodyC225v5; (2) C225v5-OKT3m-H-C, a multispecific antibody in which an OKT3mscFv was attached to the C-terminus of the heavy chain of anti-EGFRantibody C225v5; and (3) C225v5-OKT3m-L-C, a multispecific antibody inwhich an OKT3m scFv was attached to the C-terminus of the light chain ofanti-EGFR antibody C225v5. The amino acid sequences of thesemultispecific antibodies are provided herein, as are the amino acidsequences of the C225v5 and OKT3 antibodies. Also tested was an isotypecontrol, namely human IgG₁ isotype control, Enzo, CatalogALX-804-133-C100.

To determine if the three multispecific antibody formats could bind toCD3ε-positive Jurkat T cells (also referred to herein as Jurkat cellsand Jurkats), a flow cytometry-based binding assay was performed. JurkatT cells (Clone E6-1, ATCC, TIB-152) were cultured in RPMI-1640 withGlutaMAX™ (Life Technologies, Catalog 72400-120), 10% HeatInactivated-Fetal Bovine Serum (HI-FBS, Life Technologies, Catalog10438-026), 100 U/ml penicillin, and 100 μg/ml streptomycin (LifeTechnologies, Catalog 15140-122) (also referred to herein as completemedia) according to ATCC guidelines. Cells were harvested bycentrifugation (200×g, 4° C., 5 min) and re-suspended in PBS with 2%HI-FBS (FACS Buffer). About 250,000 Jurkat cells per well weretransferred to a 96-well U-bottom plate, harvested, and re-suspended in50 microliters (also referred to herein as μL or ul) of the antibodiesbeing tested. The starting concentration of the antibodies was 100 nMfor the multispecific antibodies and 166.7 nM for the isotype control,followed by 5-fold serial dilutions for a total of 8 concentrations foreach antibody.

The cells and antibodies were incubated at 4° C. with shaking for about1 hour, harvested, and washed 3 times with 200 μL FACS Buffer. Theresultant Jurkat cells were resuspended in 50 μl of AlexaFluor® 647conjugated anti-human IgG (H+L) (Jackson ImmunoResearch, Catalog709-606-149) and incubated at 4° C. with shaking for about 30 min. Theresultant Jurkat cells were harvested, washed 3 times with 200 μL FACSBuffer, and resuspended in a final volume of 150 μL of FACS Buffer with2.5 μg/ml 7-AAD (BD Pharmigen, Catalog 559925). Samples were analyzed ona BD Accuri C6 flow cytometer (BD Biosciences), and the medianfluorescence intensity (MFI) of viable cells was calculated using FlowJoV10 (Treestar). 7-AAD staining showed that a forward side scatter gatewas sufficient to identify viable cells. EC₅₀ values were calculated inGraphPad Prism 6 by curve fitting the data to log(agonist) vs. response(three parameters).

FIG. 16A demonstrates that all three multispecific antibody formatsbound Jurkat T cells with EC₅₀ values ranging from single-digit nM tosub-nM.

Example 7 Multispecific Antibodies Bind to CD3ε-Expressing T Cells andRecombinant Human EGFR

This Example demonstrates the ability of multispecific antibodies of thedisclosure to bind to both (also referred to herein as co-bind) T cellsand target antigen-containing cells.

To determine if multispecific antibody C225v5-OKT3m-H-N,C225v5-OKT3m-H-C, or C225v5-OKT3m-L-C could bind CD3ε-positive Jurkat Tcells and EGFR, a flow cytometry-based co-binding assay was performed.Jurkat cells were pre-treated with a saturating concentration of each ofthe multispecific antibodies followed by titration with biotinylatedEGFR and detection with Streptavidin, R-Phycoerythrin Conjugate (SAPE).Also tested was an isotype control, namely human IgG₁ isotype control,Enzo, Catalog ALX-804-133-C100.

Jurkat cells were cultured and harvested as described herein. About500,000 Jurkat cells per well were transferred to a U-bottom plate,harvested, and re-suspended in 50 μL of 40 nM multispecific antibody or67 nM isotype antibody. Cells were incubated at 4° C. with shaking forabout 1 hour, harvested, and washed 3 times with 200 μL FACS Buffer. Theresultant Jurkat cells (binding a multispecific antibody of thedisclosure) were resuspended in 50 μl biotinylated recombinant humanEGFR protein (Abcam, Catalog ab168702) starting at about 290 nM followedby 5-fold serial dilutions for a total of 8 concentrations. Cells wereincubated at 4° C. with shaking for about 1 hour, harvested, and washed3 times with 200 μL FACS Buffer. The resultant Jurkat cells wereresuspended in 50 μl 10 μg/ml Streptavidin, R-Phycoerythrin Conjugate(Life Technologies, 5866) and incubated at 4° C. with shaking for about1 hour. Cells were harvested, washed once with 200 μL FACS Buffer, andre-suspended in 150 μL FACS Buffer. Samples were analyzed on a BD AccuriC6 and MFI calculated as described herein. EC₅₀ values were calculatedin GraphPad Prism 6 as described herein.

FIG. 16B demonstrates that all three multispecific antibody formatsexhibited concentration-dependent binding of EGFR that requiredconcomitant binding to CD3ε on T cells. EC₅₀ values ranged from sub-nMto single digit nM.

Example 8 Target-Dependent Activation of T Cells by MultispecificAntibodies

This Example demonstrates the ability of multispecific antibodies of thedisclosure to activate T cells in a target-dependent manner.

To determine if co-engagement of Jurkat T cells and EGFR-positive targetcells by multispecific antibody C225v5-OKT3m-H-N, C225v5-OKT3m-H-C, orC225v5-OKT3m-L-C could induce activation of Jurkat cells, a flowcytometry-based assay was employed. Jurkat cells and CFSE-labeled targetcells were co-cultured for about 15 h and T cell activation assessed bystaining for surface expression of the early T cell activation marker,CD69.

EGFR-positive SW480 cells, also referred to as SW480 cells, (ATCC,Catalog CCL-228) and EGFR-negative U266 cells, also referred to as U266cells, (ATCC, Catalog TIB-196) were each cultured in RPMI-1640 withGlutaMAX™, 10% HI-FBS, 100 U/ml penicillin, and 100 μg/ml streptomycin(referred to as complete media) according to ATCC guidelines. Thesetarget cells were harvested, washed once with PBS, and re-suspended inPBS at 2×10⁶ cells/ml. A 5 mM CFSE stock (Life Technologies, CellTrace™CFSE Cell Proliferation Kit, Catalog C34554) was prepared in DMSO andthen diluted to 30 nM in PBS. The PBS/CFSE working stock was usedimmediately. Equal volumes of the target cells and CFSE stock werecombined for a final CFSE concentration of 15 nM and final cell densityof 1×10⁶ cells/ml. Cells were incubated for 15 min at 37° C. Labelingwas quenched by adding an equal volume of HI-FBS. The incubated targetcells were harvested, washed once with complete media, and re-suspendedin complete media at 5×10⁵ cells/ml. 50 μL of cell suspension per wellwas added to a 96-well flat bottom plate for a total of 25,000 targetcells per well.

Jurkat T cells were cultured as described herein. The Jurkat cells wereharvested, re-suspended in complete media at 1×10⁶ cells/ml, and 50 μLof cell suspension per well were added to the flat bottom platecontaining target cells for a total of about 50,000 Jurkat cells perwell. The ratio of effector T cells to target cells was 2:1.

Three times-concentrated antibody stocks were prepared in completemedia. The highest concentrations used were 1.2 nM for each of themultispecific antibody formats and 1.5 nM for OKT3 (BioLegend, Catalog317304), C225v5 (the amino acid sequence of which is provided herein),and isotype control antibodies. Five-fold serial dilutions were preparedin complete media for a total of 8 concentrations for each antibody.Fifty μL of antibody per well were added to the flat bottom platecontaining the T cells and target cells, diluting all stocks 3-fold fora starting concentration of either 400 pM for each of the multispecificantibody formats or 500 pM for each of the OKT3, C225v5, and isotypeantibodies.

After about 15 h, cells were transferred to a U-bottom plate andharvested. To maximize recovery, the cell culture plate was washed with150 μL FACS Buffer, and the wash was transferred to the U-bottom plate.Cells were harvested, re-suspended in 50 μL anti-CD69 PE conjugatedantibody (BD Biosciences, Catalog 555531, used at the manufacturer'srecommended concentration), and stained for 1 h at 4° C. with shakingCells were washed once with 200 μL FACS Buffer and then re-suspended ina final volume of 150 pt. Single color controls were used to setcompensation on the BD Accuri C6. 10,000 cells were collected in aforward side scatter, CFSE-negative gate and MFI calculated usingFlowJo. EC₅₀ values were calculated in GraphPad Prism 6 as describedherein.

FIG. 17 demonstrates that the most potent CD69 activation, evidentbeginning at sub-pM concentrations, depended on each multispecificantibody format being co-cultured in the presence of both Jurkat T cellsand EGFR-positive SW480 cells. In contrast, T cell activation induced byco-culturing with EGFR-negative U266 cells was significantly lessefficient, exhibiting sub-nM EC₅₀ values and a 75% reduction in maximalCD69 induction relative to activation induced by EGFR-positive cells.The EGFR-independent activation of the multispecific antibodies, as seenwhen U266 cells were used, was similar to that of OKT3 antibody, andnegligible CD69 staining was observed with C225v5 and isotype controlantibodies.

Example 9 Target-dependent activation of primary CD8⁺ T cells bymultispecific antibodies

This Example demonstrates the ability of multispecific antibodies of thedisclosure to activate primary CD8 positive (CD8′) T cells.

To determine if multispecific antibody C225v5-OKT3m-H-N,C225v5-OKT3m-H-C, or C225v5-OKT3m-L-C could mediate EGFR-dependentactivation of primary human CD8⁺ T cells, a flow cytometry based assaywas performed. CD8⁺ T cells derived from human peripheral bloodmononuclear cells (PBMCs) and DDAO-SE labeled target cells wereco-cultured overnight, and activation was assessed by staining for theearly activation marker, CD69.

EGFR-positive SW480 cells were cultured and labeled as described hereinwith the following exceptions: (1) SW480 target cells were labeled withCellTrace™ FarRed DDAO-SE (Life Technologies, Catalog C34553) and (2)complete media was supplemented with 25 U/ml IL-2 (R&D Systems, Catalog202-IL-050/CF). Fifty μL of target cell suspension (at 5×10⁵ cells/ml)per well were added to a 96-well, flat bottom plate for a total of25,000 targets cells per well.

Fresh normal peripheral blood CD8⁺ Cytotoxic T cells (AllCells, CatalogPB009-3) were obtained from AllCells (Alameda, Calif.), harvested bycentrifugation (200×g, RT, 15 min), and re-suspended in complete mediasupplemented with 25 U/ml IL-2 at 1.5×10⁶ cells/ml. Fifty μL of cellsuspension per well were added to the flat bottom plate containingtarget cells for a total of about 75,000 CD8⁺ cytotoxic T cells per welland a 3:1 ratio of T cells to target cells.

Three times-concentrated antibody stocks were prepared in complete mediasupplemented with 25 U/ml IL-2. The highest concentration was 600 pMfollowed by 5-fold serial dilutions for a total of eight concentrationsfor each antibody. Fifty μL of antibody per well were added to the flatbottom plate containing CD8⁺ cells and target cells, diluting all stocks3-fold for a starting concentration of 200 pM.

After an overnight incubation, the flat bottom plate was centrifuged and100 μL of supernatant was removed for the luminescent cytotoxicity assaydescribed herein. The remaining supernatant was transferred to aU-bottom plate, and the cells in the flat bottom plate were detachedwith 0.25% trypsin (Life Technologies, Catalog 25200-056). Trypsinactivity was quenched by adding 3 volumes of FACS Buffer, and the cellsuspension was transferred to the U-bottom plate. After harvesting, thecells were resuspended in 50 μL of either an anti-CD69 PE/Anti-CD8 FITCcocktail (anti-CD8 FITC, BD Biosciences, Catalog 561948), FITC isotypecontrol (BD BioSciences, Catalog 340755), or PE isotype control (BDBioSciences, Catalog 340761). All antibodies were used at themanufacturer's recommended concentrations. Cells were stained for 1 h at4° C. with shaking, harvested and re-suspended in a final volume of 150μL FACS Buffer with 2.5 μg/ml 7-AAD. Single color controls were used toset compensation on a BD Accuri C6, and a fixed volume of cellsuspension was collected. Gating on CD8⁺ cells was sufficient todistinguish between target cells and viable T cells. Activation wasquantified as the percentage of T cells with expression of CD69 abovethe PE isotype control.

FIG. 18A demonstrates that all three multispecific antibody formatsdemonstrated concentration-dependent activation of primary CD8⁺ T cellswith single digit pM EC₅₀ values. Treatment with OKT3, C225v5, or humanIgG1 isotype control (Enzo) antibodies resulted in negligible CD69induction.

Example 10 Target-Dependent Killing of Target Cells by MultispecificAntibodies

This Example demonstrates the ability of multispecific antibodies of thedisclosure to induce T cell-directed, target-dependent cell lysis.

To determine if multispecific antibody C225v5-OKT3m-H-N,C225v5-OKT3m-H-C, or C225v5-OKT3m-L-C was capable of inducing Tcell-directed, target-dependent cell lysis, SW480 cells were co-culturedwith CD8⁺ T-cells at a 3:1 effector-to-target cell ratio as describedherein. After an overnight incubation, 100 μL of the supernatant wasassayed in white wall 96-well plates (Greiner Bio One Catalog 655098)for distinct protease activity associated with cytotoxicity followingmanufacturer's protocol (CytoTox-Glo™ Cytotoxicity Assay, Catalog G9292,Promega), which uses a luminogenic peptide substrate to measure activityof proteases released by cells that have lost membrane integrity andhave subsequently undergone cytolysis. Multispecific antibody-dependentcytotoxicity of target cells was expressed in luminescence afterbackground subtraction of untreated values and plotted in Prism withcurve fitting analysis log(agonist) vs. response (three parameters).

FIG. 18B demonstrates that all three multispecific antibody formatsinduced T-cell-mediated killing of SW480 cells. As expected, OKT3antibody alone exhibited no detectible killing of SW480 cells,suggesting a requirement for co-engagement of both CD3 and tumor targetfor effective cytotoxicity by the multispecific antibodies.

Example 11 Target-Dependent T-Cell Activation and Killing of TargetCells by Multispecific Antibodies

This Example demonstrates the ability of multispecific antibodies of thedisclosure to induce T cell-directed, target-dependent activation ofCD8⁺ T cells and killing of target cells.

To determine if the observed T-cell activation was dependent on EGFRexpression by the target cell, CFSE-labeled EGFR-positive SW480 cells orEGFR-negative U266 cells were co-cultured with human CD8⁺ T cells in thepresence of multispecific antibody C225v5-OKT3m-H-N or OKT3, each in a5-fold dilution series starting at 200 pM as described above. CFSElabeling of the target cells (30 nM) was used to distinguish the targetcells from the T cells using a method described herein. Frozen normalperipheral blood CD8⁺ Cytotoxic T cells (AllCells, Catalog PB009-3F)were thawed as specified by the manufacturer. After an overnightincubation, the T-cells (CFSE negative cells) were assayed for surfaceexpression of the early activation marker, CD69 as described herein.Briefly, cells were removed from the assay plate, adherent cells werelifted using trypsin (Life Technologies), and cells were washed oncewith FACS Buffer. Cells were stained for 1 hour with anti-CD69-PE (BDBioscience). Cells were washed and analyzed on the BD Accuri C6 for cellsurface CD69 expression. MFI values were calculated as described herein.Results were expressed as the percentage of T cells with expression ofCD69 above isotype control using FCS Express analysis software andplotted in Prism with curve fitting analysis log(agonist) vs. response(three parameters).

As shown in FIG. 18C, multispecific antibody C225v5-OKT3m-H-Ndemonstrated potent T-cell activation at sub-pM concentrations in thepresence of SW480 cells and only minimal T-cell activation by U266cells, even at concentrations that were greater than 3 logs higher thanconcentrations used with SW480 cells. The OKT3 antibody exhibitedminimal T-cell activation. These results demonstrated that effectiveT-cell activation is dependent on target cell expression of EGFR.

To determine the dependence of EGFR expression for target cell killing,100 μl of supernatant of the T cell co-culture with SW480 or U266 cellswas measured for protease activity associated with cytotoxicity(CytoTox-Glo, Promega). Results were expressed in luminescence withoutbackground subtraction to show the U266 response and plotted in Prismwith curve fitting analysis log(agonist) vs. response (threeparameters).

FIG. 18D illustrates that multispecific antibody C225v5-OKT3m-H-Nelicits cytotoxicity of EGFR-expressing SW480 cells at sub-pMconcentrations while no discernable killing of EGFR-negative U266 cellsis detected. OKT3 antibody also exhibited no discernable killing ofeither SW480 or U266 cells.

Example 12 Ability of Multispecific Antibodies to Engage T Cells to Killa Panel of EGFR-Expressing Cell Lines

This Example demonstrates the ability of multispecific antibodies of thedisclosure to engage T cells to kill a panel of EGFR-expressing celllines.

To determine if multispecific antibody C225v5-OKT3m-H-N was able toinduce cytotoxicity of additional EGFR-expressing cell lines, human CD8⁺T cells were co-cultured in RPMI-1640, 2% human serum in white wall 96well plates with the following EGFR-expressing cell lines at a 5:1effector-to-target ratio (with the exception of the U266 cells, whichwere used at a 3:1 ratio cultured in 96-well flat bottom plates) and atitration of multispecific antibody C225v5-OKT3m-H-N: HEK-293, HCT-15,HCT 116, Hs 766T, HT-29, NCI-H2405, SW480, SK-OV-3, and an EGFR negativecell line, U266 (all cell lines from ATCC). Anti-EGFR antibody C225v5(at 200 pM) was used as a negative control. After an overnightincubation, the luminogenic peptide substrate of the CytoTox-Glo™Cytotoxicity Assay (Promega) was added directly to the plates (150 μl ofsupernatant) to measure released protease activity, with the exceptionof the U266 samples, where 100 μl of the U266 supernatant was used toassay for protease activity. Results were expressed in luminescenceafter background subtraction of untreated values and plotted in Prismwith curve fitting analysis log(agonist) vs. response (threeparameters).

FIG. 19 demonstrates that all EGFR-expressing cell lines treated withmultispecific antibody C225v5-OKT3m-H-N in the presence of CD8⁺ T cellsexhibited dose-dependent cytotoxicity. In contrast, EGFR-negative U266cells remained unaffected by multispecific antibody C225v5-OKT3m-H-N.None of the cell lines treated with anti-EGFR antibody C225v5 at 200 pMexhibited any evidence of cytotoxicity, regardless of their EGFRexpression.

Example 13 Attenuation of EGFR Binding by Multispecific ActivatableAntibodies

This Example demonstrates that EGFR binding by a multispecificactivatable antibody of the disclosure is attenuated compared to EGFRbinding by a multispecific antibody of the disclosure. This Example alsodemonstrates that EGFR binding of the multispecific activatableantibody, which includes a protease cleavable moiety, is restored uponcleavage of the multispecific activatable antibody by such protease.

Multispecific activatable antibody 3954-1204-C225v5-OKT3m-H-N, activatedmultispecific activatable antibody 3954-1204-C225v5-OKT3m-H-N, andmultispecific antibody C225v5-OKT3m-H-N were tested for their abilitiesto bind to EGFR-expressing SW480 cells.

Activation of the multispecific activatable antibody was conducted asfollows: 825 μg of multispecific activatable antibody3954-1204-C225v5-OKT3m-H-N in PBS was cleaved by the addition of activesite-titrated matriptase (also referred to herein as MT-SP1 and MTSP1;available from R&D Systems, Catalog 3946-SE-010) to a finalconcentration of 100 nM. The digest was incubated at 37° C. overnight,and cleavage was confirmed by removing an aliquot for capillaryelectrophoresis analysis (GX-II Capillary Electrophoresis, PerkinElmer). Protease and the cleaved masking moiety were removed by ProteinA purification. Briefly, the digested sample was diluted to 2 ml withPBS and loaded onto equilibrated MabSelect SuRe™ beads (GE HealthcareLife Sciences, Product 11-0026-01 AD). Beads were washed with 5 columnvolumes (CV) of 1×PBS, followed by 5 CV of 5×PBS supplemented with 5%isopropyl alcohol (IPA), and finally with 5 CV of 1×PBS. Antibody waseluted with 10 CV of 0.1 M Glycine, pH 3.0, and fractions wereneutralized with 1 M Tris, pH 8.0, pooled, concentrated and bufferexchanged into PBS.

SW480 cells, which express EGFR, were lifted with cell dissociationbuffer (Sigma, Catalog C5789), washed, and incubated for 1 hour with a5-fold dilution of 1000 nM of multispecific activatable antibody3954-1204-C225v5-OKT3m-H-N, activated multispecific activatable antibody3954-1204-C225v5-OKT3m-H-N, multispecific antibody C225v5-OKT3m-H-N,activatable antibody 3954-1204-C225v5, or antibody C225v5 in FACS Bufferon ice. Cells were washed 3 times with FACS Buffer and incubated with1:400 of a secondary antibody, namely anti-human FcGamma specific AF488(Jackson ImmunoResearch Catalog 109-546-098) in FACS Buffer on ice.Cells were washed 3 times with FACS Buffer, and the MFI of AF488 wasread on the BD Accuri (BD Biosciences) flow cytometer. The MFI of asample comprising only the secondary antibody control was subtractedfrom the experimental MFI and plotted in Prism with curve fittinganalysis log(agonist) vs. response (three parameters).

FIG. 20A demonstrates that EGFR binding by multispecific activatableantibody 3954-1204-C225v5-OKT3m-H-N was attenuated compared EGFR bindingby multispecific antibody C225v5-OKT3m-H-N, but EGFR binding of themultispecific activatable antibody was fully restored upon proteasecleavage of the multispecific activatable antibody by matriptase. FIG.20B shows that EGFR binding by antibody C225v5 and by activatableantibody 3954-1204-C225v5 were comparable to EGFR binding bymultispecific antibody C225v5-OKT3m-H-N and multispecific activatableantibody 3954-1204-C225v5-OKT3m-H-N, respectively, demonstrating thatthe anti-CD3ε moiety present in the multispecific format did not alterthe EGFR binding profile of either the multispecific antibody ormultispecific activatable antibody.

Example 14 Ability of Multispecific Activatable Antibodies to Bind toCD3⁺ T Cells

This Example demonstrates that a multispecific activatable antibody, anactivated multispecific activatable antibody, and a multispecificantibody, all of the embodiments, are each able to bind to CD3⁺ T cells.

To determine if CD3ε binding had been affected by masking of the EGFRbinding site of an anti-EGFR multispecific activatable antibody, aJurkat T-cell binding assay was performed as described herein withmultispecific activatable antibody 3954-1204-C225v5-OKT3m-H-N, activatedmultispecific activatable antibody 3954-1204-C225v5-OKT3m-H-N, andmultispecific antibody C225v5-OKT3m-H-N. Jurkat cells were incubatedwith a 5-fold dilution of 1000 nM of multispecific activatable antibody3954-1204-C225v5-OKT3m-H-N, matriptase-activated multispecificactivatable antibody 3954-1204-C225v5-OKT3m-H-N, or multispecificantibody C225v5-OKT3m-H-N in FACS Buffer for 1 hour at 4° C. Cells werewashed 3 times and incubated with a secondary antibody, namely 1:400 ofanti-human FcGamma specific AF488 (Jackson ImmunoResearch). Cells werewashed 3 times, and the MFI of AF488 was read on the BD Accuri (BDBiosciences) flow cytometer. The MFI of a sample comprising only thesecondary antibody control was subtracted from the experimental MFI andplotted in Prism with curve fitting analysis log(agonist) vs. response(three parameters).

FIG. 21A demonstrates that multispecific activatable antibody3954-1204-C225v5-OKT3m-H-N and multispecific antibody C225v5-OKT3m-H-Nexhibit equivalent binding to Jurkat T cells. FIG. 21B demonstrates thatmultispecific activatable antibody 3954-1204-C225v5-OKT3m-H-N andactivated multispecific activatable antibody 3954-1204-C225v5-OKT3m-H-Nexhibit equivalent binding to Jurkat T cells. These results indicatethat masking of the EGFR binding moiety of the multispecific activatableantibody does not affect the ability of the multispecific activatableantibody to engage T cells.

Example 15 Target-Dependent T-Cell Activation by MultispecificActivatable Antibodies

This Example demonstrates that target-dependent T-cell activation by amultispecific activatable antibody of the disclosure is attenuatedcompared to activation exhibited by a multispecific antibody of thedisclosure. This Example also demonstrates that target-dependent T-cellactivation by the multispecific activatable antibody, which includes aprotease cleavable moiety, is restored upon cleavage of themultispecific activatable antibody by such protease.

To determine if masking of the EGFR binding site of an anti-EGFRmultispecific activatable antibody attenuates target-dependent T-cellactivation and to determine if protease activation of the multispecificactivatable antibody restores activation, a Jurkat activation assay wasperformed, as described herein, testing multispecific activatableantibody 3954-1204-C225v5-OKT3m-H-N, activated multispecific activatableantibody 3954-1204-C225v5-OKT3m-H-N, multispecific antibodyC225v5-OKT3m-H-N, anti-EGFR antibody C225v5, and a Synagis (Medimmune)isotype control as described herein.

FIG. 22 demonstrates that EGFR-dependent activation, as determined byCD69 induction of Jurkat T cells co-cultured with EGFR-expressing SW480cells, by multispecific activatable antibody 3954-1204-C225v5-OKT3m-H-Nwas attenuated compared to EGFR-dependent activation exhibited bymultispecific antibody C225v5-OKT3m-H-N. The figure also indicates thatEGFR-dependent activation by the multispecific activatable antibody wasfully restored upon protease cleavage of the multispecific activatableantibody by matriptase. Neither anti-EGFR C225v5 nor the isotype controlantibody exhibited activation of T-cells.

Example 16 Target-Dependent T-Cell Activation and Killing of TargetCells by Multispecific Activatable Antibodies

This Example demonstrates that target-dependent T-cell activation andkilling of target cells by a multispecific activatable antibody of thedisclosure is attenuated compared to activation exhibited by amultispecific antibody of the disclosure. This Example also demonstratesthat target-dependent T-cell activation and killing of target cells bythe multispecific activatable antibody, which includes a proteasecleavable moiety, is restored upon cleavage of the multispecificactivatable antibody by such protease.

To determine if masking of the EGFR binding site of an anti-EGFRmultispecific activatable antibody attenuates target-dependentactivation and to determine if protease activation of the multispecificactivatable antibody restores activation, a Jurkat activation assay wasperformed, as described herein, testing multispecific activatableantibody 3954-1204-C225v5-OKT3m-H-N, activated multispecific activatableantibody 3954-1204-C225v5-OKT3m-H-N, multispecific antibodyC225v5-OKT3m-H-N, anti-CD3ε antibody OKT3, anti-EGFR antibody C225v5,and an isotype control as described herein.

To determine the impact of masking the EGFR binding site of an anti-EGFRmultispecific activatable antibody on cytotoxicity and the ability ofprotease activation to restore cytotoxic activity of the activatedmultispecific activatable antibody, EGFR-expressing SW480 cells wereco-cultured with T-cells at a 5:1 effector-to-target cell ratio with a5-fold dilution series, starting at 200 pM, of multispecific activatableantibody 3954-1204-C225v5-OKT3m-H-N, activated multispecific activatableantibody 3954-1204-C225v5-OKT3m-H-N, or multispecific antibodyC225v5-OKT3m-H-N. 200 pM of OKT3, C225v5, and isotype control Synagis(Medimmune) IgG1 antibodies were used as controls. After an overnightincubation, 100 μL of the supernatant was assayed for in white wall96-well plates distinct protease activity associated with cytotoxicity(CytoTox-Glo, Promega). Results were expressed in luminescence afterbackground subtraction of untreated values and plotted in Prism withcurve fitting analysis log(agonist) vs. response (three parameters).

FIG. 23A demonstrates that EGFR-dependent activation, as determined byCD69 induction of primary T cells co-cultured with EGFR-expressing SW480cells, by multispecific activatable antibody 3954-1204-C225v5-OKT3m-H-Nwas attenuated compared to EGFR-dependent activation exhibited bymultispecific antibody C225v5-OKT3m-H-N. The figure also indicates thatEGFR-dependent activation by the multispecific activatable antibody wasfully restored upon protease cleavage of the multispecific activatableantibody by matriptase. OKT3, anti-EGFR C225v5, and Synagis IgGlisotypecontrol antibodies exhibited negligible activation of T-cells.

FIG. 23B demonstrates that EGFR-dependent lysis of SW480 cells bymultispecific activatable antibody 3954-1204-C225v5-OKT3m-H-N wasattenuated compared to EGFR-dependent cytotoxicity exhibited bymultispecific antibody C225v5-OKT3m-H-N. The figure also indicates thatEGFR-dependent cytotoxicity by the multispecific activatable antibodywas fully restored upon protease cleavage of the multispecificactivatable antibody by matriptase. C225v5 and OKT3 and Synagis IgG1isotype control antibodies exhibited negligible cytotoxicity.

Other Embodiments

While the invention has been described in conjunction with the detaileddescription thereof, the foregoing description is intended to illustrateand not limit the scope of the invention, which is defined by the scopeof the appended claims. Other aspects, advantages, and modifications arewithin the scope of the following claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A multispecific activatable antibody that in anactivated state binds two or more targets or two or more epitopes or acombination of two or more targets and two or more epitopes, themultispecific activatable antibody comprising: at least a first antibodyor an antigen binding fragment thereof (AB1) that specifically binds afirst target or epitope; a second antibody or an antigen bindingfragment thereof (AB2) that specifically binds a second target orepitope; at least a first masking moiety (MM1) that inhibits the bindingof the AB1 to its target when the multispecific activatable antibody isin an uncleaved state; and at least a first cleavable moiety (CM 1)coupled to the AB1, wherein the CM 1 is a polypeptide that functions asa substrate for a protease.
 2. The multispecific activatable antibody ofclaim 1, wherein the MM1 has an equilibrium dissociation constant forbinding to the AB1 which is greater than the equilibrium dissociationconstant of the AB1 to its target or epitope.
 3. The multispecificactivatable antibody of claim 1, wherein the MM1 does not interfere orcompete with the AB1 for binding to its target or epitope when themultispecific activatable antibody is in a cleaved state.
 4. Themultispecific activatable antibody of claim 1, wherein the protease isco-localized with the first target or epitope in a tissue, and whereinthe protease cleaves the CM in the multispecific activatable antibodywhen the multispecific activatable antibody is exposed to the protease.5. The multispecific activatable antibody of claim 1, wherein at least aportion of the multispecific activatable antibody in the uncleaved statehas the structural arrangement from N-terminus to C-terminus as follows:MM1-CM1-AB1 or AB1-CM1-MM1.
 6. The multispecific activatable antibody ofclaim 1, wherein the multispecific activatable antibody comprises alinking peptide between the MM1 and the CM1.
 7. The multispecificactivatable antibody of claim 1, wherein the multispecific activatableantibody comprises a linking peptide between the CM1 and the AB1.
 8. Themultispecific activatable antibody of claim 1, wherein the multispecificactivatable antibody comprises a first linking peptide (LP1) and asecond linking peptide (LP2), and wherein the multispecific activatableantibody in the uncleaved state has the structural arrangement fromN-terminus to C-terminus as follows: MM1-LP1-CM1-LP2-AB1 orAB1-LP2-CM1-LP1-MM1.
 9. The multispecific activatable antibody of claim8, wherein the two linking peptides need not be identical to each other.10. The multispecific activatable antibody of claim 8, wherein each ofLP1 and LP2 is a peptide of about 1 to 20 amino acids in length.
 11. Themultispecific activatable antibody of claim 1, wherein the MM1 is apolypeptide of about 2 to 40 amino acids in length.
 12. Themultispecific activatable antibody of claim 1, wherein the MM1polypeptide sequence is different from that of the first target, andwherein the MM1 polypeptide sequence is no more than 50% identical toany natural binding partner of the AB1.
 13. The multispecificactivatable antibody of claim 1, wherein the CM1 is a polypeptide of upto 15 amino acids in length.
 14. The multispecific activatable antibodyof claim 1, wherein the antigen binding fragment thereof of AB1 and/orAB2 is selected from the group consisting of a Fab fragment, a F(ab′)₂fragment, a scFv, a scab, a dAb, a single domain heavy chain antibody,and a single domain light chain antibody.
 15. The multispecificactivatable antibody of claim 1, wherein the CM1 is a substrate for aprotease selected from the proteases listed in Table
 3. 16. Themultispecific activatable antibody of claim 1 comprising a secondmasking moiety (MM2) that inhibits the binding of the AB2 to its targetwhen the multispecific activatable antibody is in an uncleaved state,and a second cleavable moiety (CM2) coupled to the AB2, wherein the CM2is a polypeptide that functions as a substrate for a second protease.17. The multispecific activatable antibody of claim 16, wherein CM2 is apolypeptide of no more than 15 amino acids long.
 18. The multispecificactivatable antibody of claim 16, wherein the second protease isco-localized with the second target or epitope in a tissue, and whereinthe second protease cleaves the CM2 in the multispecific activatableantibody when the multispecific activatable antibody is exposed to thesecond protease.
 19. The multispecific activatable antibody of claim 18,wherein the first protease and the second protease are co-localized withthe first target or epitope and the second target or epitope in atissue.
 20. The multispecific activatable antibody of claim 18, whereinthe first protease and the second protease are the same protease. 21.The multispecific activatable antibody of claim 20, wherein CM1 and CM2are different substrates for the same protease.
 22. The multispecificactivatable antibody of claim 20 or claim 21, wherein the protease isselected from the group consisting of those shown in Table
 3. 23. Themultispecific activatable antibody of claim 18, wherein the firstprotease and the second protease are different proteases.
 24. Themultispecific activatable antibody of claim 23, wherein the firstprotease and the second protease are different proteases selected fromthe group consisting of those shown in Table
 3. 25. The multispecificactivatable antibody of claim 1 comprising an agent conjugated to atleast one of AB1 and AB2.
 26. The multispecific activatable antibody ofclaim 25, wherein the agent is a therapeutic agent, an antineoplasticagent, a toxin or fragment thereof, a detectable moiety or a diagnosticagent.
 27. The multispecific activatable antibody of claim 25, whereinthe agent is conjugated to at least one of AB1 and AB2 via a linker. 28.The multispecific activatable antibody of claim 27, wherein the linkeris a cleavable linker.
 29. The multispecific activatable antibody ofclaim 27, wherein the linker is a non-cleavable linker.
 30. Themultispecific activatable antibody of claim 1, wherein at least one ofAB1 and AB2 is a targeting antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof.31. The multispecific activatable antibody of claim 1, wherein at leastone of AB1 and AB2 is an immune effector cell engaging antibody orantigen binding fragment thereof.
 32. The multispecific activatableantibody of claim 1, wherein at least one of AB1 and AB2 is a leukocyteengaging antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof.
 33. Themultispecific activatable antibody of claim 1, wherein at least one ofAB1 and AB2 is a T-cell engaging antibody or antigen binding fragmentthereof.
 34. The multispecific activatable antibody of claim 1, whereinat least one of AB1 and AB2 is a NK-cell engaging antibody or antigenbinding fragment thereof.
 35. The multispecific activatable antibody ofclaim 1, wherein at least one of AB1 and AB2 is a macrophage engagingantibody or antigen binding fragment thereof.
 36. The multispecificactivatable antibody of claim 1, wherein at least one of AB1 and AB2 isa mononuclear cell engaging antibody or antigen binding fragmentthereof.
 37. The multispecific activatable antibody of claim 1, whereinthe multispecific activatable antibody comprises (a) a targetingantibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof and (b) an immune effectorcell engaging antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof.
 38. Themultispecific activatable antibody of claim 1, wherein the multispecificactivatable antibody comprises (a) a targeting antibody orantigen-binding fragment thereof and (b) a T-cell engaging antibody orantigen binding fragment thereof.
 39. The multispecific activatableantibody of claim 1, wherein the multispecific activatable antibodycomprises at least two targeting antibodies or antigen-binding fragmentsthereof.
 40. The multispecific activatable antibody of claim 1, whereinat least one of AB1 and AB2 is a scFv.
 41. The multispecific activatableantibody of claim 37, wherein the targeting antibody is an IgG and theimmune effector cell engaging antibody is a scFv.
 42. The multispecificactivatable antibody of claim 38, wherein the targeting antibody is anIgG and the T-cell engaging antibody is a scFv.
 43. The multispecificactivatable antibody of claim 1, wherein at least one of AB1 and AB2 isan anti-CD3 epsilon scFv.
 44. The multispecific activatable antibody ofclaim 43, wherein the anti-CD3 epsilon scFv is derived from OKT3. 45.The multispecific activatable antibody of claim 1, wherein at least oneof AB1 and AB2 is or is derived from an antibody that binds to a targetselected from the group of targets in Table
 1. 46. The multispecificactivatable antibody of claim 1, wherein at least one of AB1 and AB2 isor is derived from an anti-Jagged antibody or an anti-EGFR antibody. 47.The multispecific activatable antibody of claim 1, wherein at least oneof AB1 and AB2 is or is derived from an anti-EGFR antibody.
 48. Themultispecific activatable antibody of claim 1, wherein at least one ofAB1 and AB2 is or is derived from an anti-Jagged antibody.
 49. Themultispecific activatable antibody of claim 1, wherein at least one ofAB1 is or is derived from an anti-Jagged antibody or an anti-EGFRantibody and wherein at least one of AB2 is or is derived from ananti-CD3 epsilon scFv.
 50. The multispecific activatable antibody ofclaim 1, wherein at least one of AB1 is or is derived from an anti-EGFRantibody and wherein at least one of AB2 is or is derived from ananti-CD3 epsilon scFv.
 51. The multispecific activatable antibody ofclaim 1, wherein at least one of AB1 is or is derived from ananti-Jagged antibody and wherein at least one of AB2 is or is derivedfrom an anti-CD3 epsilon scFv.
 52. The multispecific activatableantibody of claim 1, wherein at least one of AB1 and AB2 comprises atleast a portion of an amino acid sequence shown in Table
 7. 53. Themultispecific activatable antibody of claim 1, wherein at least one ofAB1 and AB2 comprises at least a portion of an amino acid sequence asset forth in SEQ ID NO: 290, 292, 294, 296, 298, 300, 302, 304, 306,308, 310, 314, 336 or any combination thereof.
 54. The multispecificactivatable antibody of claim 1, wherein AB1 binds a first target andAB2 binds a second target, and wherein the first target and the secondtarget are different.
 55. The multispecific activatable antibody ofclaim 1, wherein AB1 binds a first epitope and AB2 binds a secondepitope.
 56. The multispecific activatable antibody of claim 55, whereinthe first epitope and the second epitope are on the same target.
 57. Themultispecific activatable antibody of claim 55, wherein the firstepitope and the second epitope are on different targets.
 58. An isolatednucleic acid molecule encoding the multispecific activatable antibody ofclaim
 1. 59. A vector comprising the isolated nucleic acid molecule ofclaim
 58. 60. A method of producing a multispecific activatable antibodyby culturing a cell under conditions that lead to expression of themultispecific activatable antibody, wherein the cell comprises thenucleic acid molecule of claim
 58. 61. An isolated multispecificantibody that binds two or more targets, wherein the antibody comprisesa sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 242, 244, 248, 250, 270, 272, 274,278, 280, 290, 292, 294, 296, 298, 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 310, 314,336 or any combination thereof.
 62. The antibody of claim 61 comprisingan agent conjugated to the antibody.
 63. The antibody of claim 61,wherein the agent is a therapeutic agent, an antineoplastic agent, atoxin or fragment thereof, a detectable moiety or a diagnostic agent.64. The antibody of claim 61, wherein the agent is conjugated to theantibody via a linker.
 65. The antibody of claim 64, wherein the linkeris a cleavable linker.
 66. The antibody of claim 64, wherein the linkeris a non-cleavable linker.
 67. A method of manufacturing a multispecificactivatable antibody that in an activated state binds two or moretargets or two or more epitopes or a combination of two or more targetsand two or more epitopes, the method comprising: (a) culturing a cellcomprising a nucleic acid construct that encodes the multispecificactivatable antibody under conditions that lead to expression of themultispecific activatable antibody, wherein the activatable antibodycomprises at least a first antibody or an antigen binding fragmentthereof (AB1) that specifically binds a first target or epitope, asecond antibody or an antigen binding fragment thereof (AB2) thatspecifically binds a second target or epitope, at least a first maskingmoiety (MM1) that inhibits the binding of the AB1 to its target when themultispecific activatable antibody is in an uncleaved state, and atleast a first cleavable moiety (CM1) coupled to the AB1, and (b)recovering the activatable antibody.
 68. The method of claim 67, whereinthe CM1 is a polypeptide that functions as a substrate for a protease.69. The method of claim 67, wherein the CM1 is positioned in theactivatable antibody such that, in an uncleaved state, the MM1interferes with specific binding of the AB1 to the first target or firstepitope and in a cleaved state the MM1 does not interfere or competewith specific binding of the AB1 to the first target or first epitope.70. A method of alleviating a symptom of a clinical indicationassociated with a disorder in a subject, the method comprisingadministering the multispecific activatable antibody of claim 1 or themultispecific antibody of claim 61 to a subject in need thereof in anamount sufficient to alleviate the symptom of the clinical indicationassociated with the disorder.
 71. The method of claim 70, wherein saidsubject is a human.
 72. The method of claim 70, wherein the disorder iscancer.